jpdb beta

it seems so; that's what it looks like

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

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rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

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to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

4

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

construction; establishment

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drawbridge; bascule bridge

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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aqueduct; water bridge

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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siphon

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

4

indicates emphasis

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what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

3

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

in great numbers

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possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

liquid

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acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

2

easy; simple; light

1

improvement; reform

2

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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experiment; experimentation

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement

1

pump

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safety; security

1

one's (living) environment

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water well

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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soon; shortly; before long

2

all the more; still more

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

3

energy revolution

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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industrial science and technology; industrial techniques

1

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

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progress; advance; improvement; development

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