jpdb beta

deeply emotive; moving

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to; towards; for

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business discussion; negotiation

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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intervention

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breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

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to get irritated

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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to state; to express; to mention

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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dividend

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(one's) self; oneself

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type of occupation; occupational category

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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not having long to live

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languidly; loosely

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bankruptcy; insolvency

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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artist

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popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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already; now; no longer; not any more

3

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

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hope; wish; aspiration

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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just a handful; only a small number (of)

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handful; small amount; small number

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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mental fatigue; worry; boredom

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the future; future prospects

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not yet fixed; undecided; pending

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law

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sigh

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young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

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there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

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confession

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