jpdb beta

slow; late; too late

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evening meal; dinner; supper

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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

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upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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in those days

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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shadow; tail; following

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morning; breakfast

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

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to pay attention (to)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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hey; listen; look here; I say

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

mistake; blunder; slipup

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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existence; being; presence

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time; hour; period; class

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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temporary; transitory; short-lived

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

years; time

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to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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