jpdb beta

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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well, I must admit ...

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oh, yes?; really?

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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as before; as ever; as it was originally

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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particularly; only; in the case of

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fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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it seems that; as if

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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(someone else's) parents; both parents

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to look forward to

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enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

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touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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