jpdb beta

was

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

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too (much); overly; excessively

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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smartphone; smart phone

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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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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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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vicious circle; vicious cycle

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

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one week

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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cancellation of a contract

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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voyage; passage; travelling

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experience

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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passport

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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but; however; although

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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this piece; this work

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illustrator

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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