jpdb beta

metre; meter; meter; gauge

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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outward; superficial; external; apparent

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fish

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one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

2

to swim

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had better ...; had better not ...

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

to throw away

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

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to disappear; to vanish

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

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to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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sure; yeah; I know

2

rarely; seldom

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near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

however; because; as

2

to grasp tightly

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I see; that's right; indeed

3

separate; scattered; apart

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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lovely; sweet

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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to begin to walk; to set out

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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plant; vegetation

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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ten times; tenfold

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probable; likely

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hawk; falcon

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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