jpdb beta

(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat

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to want; to desire

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(a) few; some; several

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white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium

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serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

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to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

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to give something weight; to give something dignity

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ultimate

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to make known

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to become

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renting a room

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temporary residence

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impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

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madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely

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principal residence

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ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

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to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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one month

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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distant relative

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

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during a stay

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age (esp. advanced)

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... years old; age (of) ...

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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older; senior

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maybe; could be; might

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simply; merely; only; solely

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pregnancy; conception

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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childish; child-like; innocent; naive

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music

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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party; banquet; feast

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climax; uprush; bulge

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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