jpdb beta

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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horseplay; fooling around

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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hence; for that reason

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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frail; slender; feminine

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

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

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indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

1

life span

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

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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-ish; -like

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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robotics; robot

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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repentance; confession; penitence

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

4

to the end; to the last

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

damp; moist (negative nuance)

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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