jpdb beta

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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beginner

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thumb; big toe

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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comfortable; pleasant

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to hate; to dislike

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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determination; resolution

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to think constantly about; to dwell on

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to examine someone's expression

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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carrying (child) under arm

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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things; everything

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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to cling

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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point-blank range

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to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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rather than

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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dim; gloomy

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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at someone's (something's) mercy

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while; during (the time when)

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