jpdb beta

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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professor; teaching; instruction

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to age; to grow old

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

all things; all creation

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(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

1

to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

1

thrill

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lovable

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to share

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overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

glove; mitten; mitt

2

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

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to wrap up

1

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

4

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

1

mother

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

(once) again

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(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

2

deep affection; dear; beloved

1

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

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thus

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winter

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sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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8th day of the month; eight days

1

main street; avenue; boulevard

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

2

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

to date; as of now

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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bench

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not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

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miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

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