jpdb beta

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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spaceship

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house built on sand; house of cards

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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most; extremely

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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just like

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

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good job

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recovery; restoration

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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time and effort; trouble

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to bind up; to tie up

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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intercept; interception; counter-attack

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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hatch

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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on-board ship; inboard

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illumination; lighting

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night vision

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through glass

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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plantation

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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conclusion; completion

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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possible; likely; probable

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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-made; make

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strange voice

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

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looks; features

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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in this way; like this

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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