jpdb beta

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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entreaty; supplication; petition

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having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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generic; general purpose; all-purpose

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

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

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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train; electric train

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

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in a little while; in a bit

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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consequence; result; conclusion

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sooner or later

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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how many; how old

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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bull's-eye; the mark

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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to tell a lie; to fib

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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to pamper; to spoil

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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well; now; then

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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to bring someone along

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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