jpdb beta

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

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hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

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stalking

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

4

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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person concerned; interested party; related party

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

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

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

3

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

maybe; could be; might

2

every day; daily

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

such; like that; that sort of

2

point of compromise; common ground

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to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

10

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

3

to breathe out; to exhale

3

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

2

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

3

never again

5

interference; intervention; meddling

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

5

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

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phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

like; as

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to disappear; to vanish

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to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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