jpdb beta

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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dim; gloomy

4

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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evening; dusk; twilight

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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turf war

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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hunger; starvation

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

2

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

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liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

4

two months

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

2

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

2

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

urgency; emergency

2

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

4

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

1

pace; step; cadence

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

it seems that; as if

2

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

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stature; height

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breadth; width

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

to point at

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path; lane; small diameter; small radius

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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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