jpdb beta

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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reproachful; resentful; spiteful

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real name

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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Marais; Marey; Murrey

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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international; diplomatic intercourse

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Egypt

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part-time lecturer; contract teacher

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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research institution

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lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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to teach; to take a teaching job

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personal history; career

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comparatively; relatively

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freedom; liberty

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

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kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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selective system; system that offers choices

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taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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to be selected (from among many people)

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because

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puzzle; problem

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oh; ah

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child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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to change one's mind

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asking price

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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