jpdb beta

escape; getaway; evasion

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to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

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to cover one's face

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absorption; suction; attraction

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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way; method; means

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triumphantly; proudly

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

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too much; excessive; too

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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to stoop; to bend over

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so much; so; like that

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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to make light of; to ignore; to slight

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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respect; esteem; regard

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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indescribable

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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to blank out; to panic

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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finger; toe; digit

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to bring back; to restore

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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this (is) again; really; so; extremely

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textbook; manual

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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such; like that; that sort of

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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