jpdb beta

whispered conversation; whispering

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building; construction

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secret; private; surreptitious

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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to forbid; to suppress

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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invitation

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breeding; raising; rearing

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

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salmon pink

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ribbon

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off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)

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one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

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age; years

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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people

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to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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in addition; besides

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good prospects; full of hope; promising

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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family a woman has married into

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marriage proposal; courtship

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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even

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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