jpdb beta

ten-odd; a dozen or so

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

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satisfactory; decent

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to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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utility value

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to keep standing

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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we

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to disappear; to vanish

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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the whole sky

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starry sky

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waking

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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night sky

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to incline one's head

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work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

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a few hours

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loss

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exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

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forte; strong point

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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practical use; utility

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to fall asleep

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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