jpdb beta

reason; right

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

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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candle

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to wear out

1

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

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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riskiness; (level of) danger

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inhabiting; living

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plant; vegetation

2

mineral

1

to reread; to read again

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memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum

1

page

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blank space; margin; blank canvas

1

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

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

1

to call again; to call someone back

1

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

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

at once; there and then; immediately

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

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

1

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

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

to bud; to sprout

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in addition

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)

1

many children; large family

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to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

3

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

to open a book

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economising; saving

1

to turn the lights off

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hasty act; rash act

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

sleeping face

3

bottom of one's heart

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gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

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being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

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