jpdb beta

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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good sense

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

3

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

4

to show; to display

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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engagement; betrothal

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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how; in what way; by what means

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

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to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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balance; equilibrium

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

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

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awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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personal history; career

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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