jpdb beta

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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

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

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ingredient; component; composition

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judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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(water) leak

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prevention; check

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drainage channel

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temperature

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regulation; adjustment; control

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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union; joining; conjugation

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water temperature

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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dead of night; midnight

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quantity or volume of water

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

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drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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particularly; only; in the case of

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as always; as usual

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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curious; strange; unusual

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to sniff; to smell

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

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to tell (someone) to ...

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)

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one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

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to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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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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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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among (them); of (them)

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ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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