jpdb beta

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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to run up to; to rush over

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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

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steak

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forced; compulsory

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

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heat up

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to brush off; to shake off

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

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to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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close to the ear

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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embarrassing; awkward

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Australia

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tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

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newborn; newly born

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fawn

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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handsome man; actor in a love scene

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comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock

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to bring someone along

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manner of using one's hands

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

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dry ice

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small number; few; minority

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here and there; in places

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mere; only; just; slight

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dozens; scores of; decades

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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