jpdb beta

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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mayor

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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corruption

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city council

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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shameless; infamous; disgraceful

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shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)

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people

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thread; yarn; string

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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whereabouts

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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point in time; occasion

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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common use; communal use; sharing

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to be found

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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dessert; desert

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

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Thou

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future

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Wells (Britain)

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Heinlein

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to fly in the sky

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car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

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time machine

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man of the future; Homo futurus

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guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook

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doesn't even exist

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time axis; time basis; timeline

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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logical

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consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

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child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

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once more; again

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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summer

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