jpdb beta

midwinter

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skating rink

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parting; separation

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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inevitably; certainly

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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in one's hands; in one's control

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sensual; sexy; voluptuous

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muffled voice

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to scratch; to claw

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close to the ear

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

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meteor swarm; meteor shower

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10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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comet

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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together with ...

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plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

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to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

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to grasp tightly

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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birthday party; birthday meet-up

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

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