jpdb beta

shade of a tree; bower

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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plate; illustration; figure

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poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

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library

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to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)

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favourite book; favorite book

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things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover

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ill-natured; inconstancy

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invisibly; secretly; privately

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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political opponent

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to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

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opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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(finger) ring

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

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gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

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craftsman; artisan

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objective; aim; mark

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measurement

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have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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politics; government

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military affairs

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to concern; to be related

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childhood

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cover; lid; cap

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to grimace; to frown

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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decorated frame; decorative surrounds

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

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beautiful maiden; beauty

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love; attachment; lovesickness

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

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