jpdb beta

to be consistent; to be coherent

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period; term; interval

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that's so, isn't it

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whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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if it's the case

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

2

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

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habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

2

to add (to); to add on; to append

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

according to plan; as planned

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moment; brief space of time

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to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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spark

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space; room; airspace

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

2

strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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to make an appearance; to show up

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

4

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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