jpdb beta

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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

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to order; to command; to appoint

2

end; conclusion

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applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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official duties; office; function

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game

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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relation; relationship

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

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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deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

3

to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm

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as one had hoped; as one wishes

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worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

3

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

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gravitational field

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abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

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

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to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

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to change completely; to change suddenly

2

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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temperature

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eagerly; earnestly; ardently

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

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shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

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to speak; to hear a voice

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acquaintance

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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