jpdb beta

spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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nowhere

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

group (usu. of people)

3

red-banded sand wasp; deer

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

3

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

1

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

2

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

what sort; what kind

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

7

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

7

largest class; top category

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decision; determination

2

instead; but (on the other hand)

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projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

5

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

6

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

weight; sinker

1

to do as one likes

1

meaning; connotation; denotation

1

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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nightmare; bad dream

3

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

1

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

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procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

2

each; individual

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lunch; midday meal

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to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

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