jpdb beta

many; much; plenty; hardly

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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school gate

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long talk

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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question; query

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several months

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

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step; stride; counter for steps

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right foot; right leg

1

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

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extremely; very

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

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(psychological) trauma

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awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

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formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

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relation; connection

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blunt; curt; brusque

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exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

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in that way; like that; that way

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to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled

1

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

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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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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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