jpdb beta

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

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wild idea; delusion

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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iron pot; kettle

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to get angry

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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through glass

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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high; high school

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to be found

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pebble

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to fling (away); to hurl

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splash; plop

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water's surface

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

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totteringly; trudgingly

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

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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to take someone's hand

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imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

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not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

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(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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another; different; something else

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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social; societal; societary

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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and; thereupon; because of that

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calmly; coolly; primly

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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spring break; spring vacation

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to worry oneself sick

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now; come (now); well

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

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annoying; noisy; strict

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cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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