jpdb beta

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

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smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

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to look around; to survey

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this evening; tonight

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bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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second floor; upstairs

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atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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grinning; smirking

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

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talisman; amulet; charm

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commencing with; including

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prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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to be based in (a place)

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to request earnestly

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

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to cackle

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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bottom of one's heart

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impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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both (people); the two of them

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