jpdb beta

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

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ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

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Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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the two; both

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scientific

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the oldest; the earliest

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then; if so; if

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

3

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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virus

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)

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Satan

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to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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world; society; people; the public

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips

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process; course; mechanism

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name; title

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common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar

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the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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though one didn't intend (expect) to

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to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

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spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension

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to blow off

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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to be able to conceal

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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large screen (TV, film, etc.)

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projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection

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channel

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the whole company; all the companies

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news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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helicopter

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