jpdb beta

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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

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she; her; girlfriend

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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way; method; means

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an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

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physical ability

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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very interesting; of great interest

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

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play; drama

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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well; now; then

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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to settle (a dispute)

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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oh!; oh?; my!

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speed

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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murder; killing; murderer

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

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I; me

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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hostage

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