jpdb beta

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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contact lens

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case (container); case (instance, situation); case

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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nothing but; except; no more than

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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chance; opportunity; occasion

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to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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(dead) body; corpse; remains

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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noise; sound

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to pay attention (to)

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit

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foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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more than expected

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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matter of time; question of time

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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motive; incentive; motif

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once more; again

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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to be found; to be discovered

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we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to hide; to conceal

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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morning; breakfast

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telling (on someone); tattling; snitching

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diary; journal

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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evidence; proof

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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