jpdb beta

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

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to let an opportunity slip

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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advice

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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whereabouts

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annoying; noisy

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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manner; style

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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

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focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

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inclination; tendency; nature; character

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

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little by little; bit by bit

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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tonight; this evening

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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romance; love's pathway

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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hear! hear!; hooray

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to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

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to answer the phone

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humble; modest

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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mother

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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coldness

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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to be reliable

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bright; intelligent

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day before yesterday

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