jpdb beta

the big three ...

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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pet cat

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

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addition to a building

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woody; wood-like; wooden

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common use; communal use; sharing

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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private room

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second floor; upstairs

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private property; personal belongings; personal effects

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

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to speak; to hear a voice

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muffled voice

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

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grain (of wood)

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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horror

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unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

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to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers

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a second time; again; once more; twice

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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accident

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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to call together; to convene

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rare case; outlier

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dictionary; lexicon

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression

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archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

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destruction; disruption; (application) crash

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

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aggressive

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to break into fragments; to go to pieces

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

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in that manner; like that

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suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

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