jpdb beta

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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stray dog; ownerless dog

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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to wave one's hand

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to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

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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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to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

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(walking) stick; cane; wand

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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timing

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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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.)

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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to answer; to reply

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

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support; stay; prop

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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too much; excessive; too

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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reason; pretext; motive

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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privilege; special right

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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actually; really

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only; sole; unique

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly

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you; dear; honey

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to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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what do you want?; can I help you?

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