jpdb beta

considerably; greatly; a lot

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maintaining the status quo

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to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

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can never be able to

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to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

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vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

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sound of operation; operation noise; running noise

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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from the beginning

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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each; respectively

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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don't you think?; indicates question

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three people

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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toilet seat

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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ouch!

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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hotel

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

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fate; destiny; lot

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dramatic

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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

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