jpdb beta

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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to do as one likes

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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going through; going via; going by way of

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

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how; in what way; I wonder

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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systematic; organized; organizational

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path; lane

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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similar

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scenery; scene; landscape

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to resemble closely

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map

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vacant house; unoccupied house

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust

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occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession

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walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

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each house; every house; many houses

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hiring; renting; leasing

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes

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the Building Standards Act

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addition to a building

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structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

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surrealism

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monument

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

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lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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distinction; differentiation; classification

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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T junction

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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to cross one's mind; to be reminded

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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