jpdb beta

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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to find it hard to say

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

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nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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both; (not) either

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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that; those; the

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main question; real issue at hand

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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to grow old; to age

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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before long; even now

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

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how; in what way; how about

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dealing with; coping with

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information; experience; knowledge; observation

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

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always; at any time

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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trial; test

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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

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