jpdb beta

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to take out; to drag out

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from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

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(one) letter; (one) character

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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easy; simple; plain

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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four years

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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

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trend of the times; way things are going

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temple; shrine; sanctuary

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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distant place; faraway location; far away

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garrison; military base

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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close; intimate; on good terms

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anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

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brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

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nesting hole; burrow; den

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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rather than (do ...)

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to grow up; to become an adult

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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even if I told you

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parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

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to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

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irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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confidence; trust; faith; credit

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

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trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

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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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