jpdb beta

stay-at-home; homebody

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compared with

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about

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really; truly

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to experience

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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intention; aim; design

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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to continue to work; to work away (at)

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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choices; alternatives; options

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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right and wrong

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative

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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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or; otherwise

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to put someone to work; to make someone work

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lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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little by little; bit by bit

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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reason for concern

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to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced

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immediate reply

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

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precisely because

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stress

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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