jpdb beta

main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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the very thing; itself

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be; is

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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why; how; for what reason

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doing ...; in the process of ...

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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something like ...; something called ...

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

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however; but

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

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meaning; significance; sense

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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