jpdb beta

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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to take away; to carry off

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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first day; opening day

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

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silent

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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stir; commotion; noise

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proposal; offer; request; application

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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to take (adopt) measures

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while crying; tearfully; in tears

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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temporary; transitory; short-lived

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(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

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provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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tip of one's nose

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to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

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to be entwined; to be involved

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city council

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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warm heart; kindliness

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accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings

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should not; must not

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escape; getaway; evasion

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

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as (someone) says

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to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

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unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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to discuss; to talk together

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remarkable; striking; obvious

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yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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followers; hangers-on

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