jpdb beta

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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life span

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main cause; primary factor

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

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late at night

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

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gross; disgusting

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to scatter; to spread

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penalty

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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hose; horse

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killing two birds with one stone

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water bill

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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legal; lawful; legitimate

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corporal punishment

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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cost; expense

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double amount

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fantasy

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to shrug one's shoulders

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

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to die; to expire

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about this time

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(a) row; line

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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