jpdb beta

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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skipping a grade

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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nickname

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title; name; degree

1

scoring; earning points

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nonparticipation; nonattendance

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age difference; age gap

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

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difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

4

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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conversation; talk; chat

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spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

communication failure

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extreme; extremity

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

2

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

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to not believe one's ears

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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to become muddy; to become slushy

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large tree

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taking shelter from rain

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cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

3

pride; dignity; self-worth

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mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

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like; as if; the same as

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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(distinction of) sex; gender

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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group; mass

5

cheap hotel

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

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to get wet

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overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

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