jpdb beta

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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brand new

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skin

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

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oil

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after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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shh!; sh!; shoo!

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to feel at ease

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to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

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poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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contest; comparison; competition

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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mummy

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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I; me

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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only; nothing but

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relation; connection

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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bad habit; bad habits

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to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

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ashamed

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to bail out (water); to scoop out

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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because of; owing to; due to

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to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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many thousands

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(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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