jpdb beta

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

5

seal

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English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

2

English (language)

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

3

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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only; merely; but; no more than

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

how are you?

1

chance; opportunity

1

environment; circumstance

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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aunt

3

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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living; lifestyle; living room

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

3

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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balance

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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(one's) self; oneself

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to cling

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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carpet; rug; runner

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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