jpdb beta

first day; opening day

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contrastive

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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olden days; former

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

3

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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to take a picture

1

next year

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

4

patrol car

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

4

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

3

police officer; policeman; policewoman

4

to break down crying

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

5

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

3

friend

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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injury; wound

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acquaintance

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be; is

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mother; mom; mum; wife

3

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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short pause; short interval

2

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

to begin to speak

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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at times; occasionally

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cardiac arrest

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

older sister; lass; young lady

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

3

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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