jpdb beta

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to gain in quantity

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things; everything

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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stray dog

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buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

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bathroom

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

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to understand each other

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going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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dead flesh; carrion

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flow of electric current; supply of power; turning on electricity; applying electric current; passing an electric current (through)

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism

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Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster

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knowledge; information

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as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

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the other day; a few days ago

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to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

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temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

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otherwise; if not; or else

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performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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to experience

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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oh, yes?; really?

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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(doing) together

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cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

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troubled face; worried expression

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to feel nauseous

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obvious; undeniable

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lack; absence; omission

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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