jpdb beta

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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business trip; official trip

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to do

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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convenient; handy; useful

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light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch

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direct

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unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to be superior to

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ability; faculty

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vassal; retainer

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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to fall prostrate

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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copious (flowing)

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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source (of a river, etc.)

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to prosper; to flourish

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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joining a group

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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success; hit

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train window; car window

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stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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the whole day; all the day

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