jpdb beta

desire; wish; aspiration

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if it is (the case that ...)

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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7th day of the month; seven days

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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swindler; imposter; crook

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stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

2

middle of the night; dead of night

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wounded person; injured person

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relief; aid; rescue

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

advance troops; vanguard

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report; information

2

intelligence gathering; information gathering

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subordinate person

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to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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slave (device); slave (person)

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

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kind; sort; species; species

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

2

Around the World in a Day

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epitaph; inscription on a tombstone

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

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fate; destiny; lot

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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food

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space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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helping hand; help; support; aid

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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old friend; old pal

2

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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to make an appearance

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exaggerated; overblown; overdone

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charitable person; philanthropist

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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