jpdb beta

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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journal; magazine; periodical

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to sit down

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siren

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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to take flight; to disappear

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

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grasp; catch; understanding

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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

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to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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is there anything else?

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to keep silent

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bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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reaction; response; reaction

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for a second time

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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place; room; margin; scope

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trembling from fear; trembling all over

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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different thing; another question; different case

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good grief

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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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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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone

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methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

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consideration (for others); (making) allowance

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