jpdb beta

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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scouting; reconnaissance

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

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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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

to have meaning; to be meaningful

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

2

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

1

coarse; rough

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

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ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

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mother

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

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

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noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something

2

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

4

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

3

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

2

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

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to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

5

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

1

one day; (on) a certain day

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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empty; vacant; hollow

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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near-death experience

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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all on one's own

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

in one's own way or style

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one year and a half

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