jpdb beta

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

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generation

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Extinct (conservation status); EX

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crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

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cradle

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cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

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to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

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to stop crying; to cry oneself out

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every evening; every night

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forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

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to shake someone awake

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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reason; right

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

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candle

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to wear out

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

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ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living

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(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

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inhabiting; living

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plant; vegetation

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mineral

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to reread; to read again

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memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum

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page; nth page; page ...

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blank space; margin; blank canvas

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to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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in deep black; in jet black

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glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

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to call again; to call (someone) back

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diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth

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to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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at once; there and then; immediately

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

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