jpdb beta

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

to pep up; to cheer up

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having said that; on the other hand

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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should do; ought to do

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

4

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

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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just a minute; small quantity

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clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

4

black tea

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counter for colours

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to narrow (e.g. eyes)

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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perfect; complete; flawless

3

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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fist

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

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