jpdb beta

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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spacious; vast; wide

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peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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blink (of eyes); wink

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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awkward

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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snake; serpent; large snake

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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frog

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shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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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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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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to breathe

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sweets; sweet food

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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embarrassing; awkward

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tip of one's nose

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very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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Italian (language)

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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