jpdb beta

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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fiance; fiancee

3

falling in love; attachment

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

1

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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sincere; honest; faithful

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

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still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

imitation; sham; -like

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

7

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

love affair

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

to do

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

1

possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

1

several months

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

even though; despite; when

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

1