jpdb beta

why; how

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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acquaintance

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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self-introduction

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the same age

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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iris

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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illegitimate child

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adoption (of a person)

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accidental resemblance

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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recuperation; medical treatment

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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at that time; in those days

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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it is I who should say so

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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heartening; reassuring

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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to tell a lie; to fib

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meaning; significance; sense

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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