jpdb beta

you could say that; that might be so

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

adult; grown-up

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

2

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

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rather than (do ...)

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

2

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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if so; in that case; in that situation

3

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

3

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

2

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

2

society; the world; the times

2

deception; deceit

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

2

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

3

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

3

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

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to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

3

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

the best; ideal

1

choice; selection; option

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

decision; determination

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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