jpdb beta

they; those guys

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modern society

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

2

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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to answer a question

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selection; choice; option

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

3

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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to give a reason

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

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meaning; called; said

4

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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(a) glance; (a) look

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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exception

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undisputed; entirely; perfect

3

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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differentiation

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3

reply; answer

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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approximately the same

3

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide

1

rational; reasonable; logical

2

sure; yeah; I know

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

1

liking; taste; choice

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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to look forward to something

2

movie; film

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spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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