jpdb beta

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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marriageable age; chance of marriage

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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follower; attendant; valet; servant

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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to have an interest (in)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

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sincere; earnest; serious

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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the opposite sex; isomerism

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practice; practising; experience

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unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

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sociable

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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object of romantic interest

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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earnest; single-minded

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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to gaze long at

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minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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to fetter; to shackle; to bind

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high time; about time

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labor; labour; toil; hardship

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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fiance; fiancee

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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behind; in the rear; in back

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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trackless path

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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body

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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twice; again; second time

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sheet; bed sheet

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

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harem

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likability; favorability; popularity

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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bottom of one's heart

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