jpdb beta

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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serious

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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be; is

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joke; gag

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comedy

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nothing in particular; none in particular

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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grotesque

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty

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without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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this time; now

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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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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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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two; 2

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word; term; language; speech

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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to compose; to put together

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

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depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

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omnibus

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presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

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rather than; more ... than ...

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game

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similar to; like

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