jpdb beta

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

preference; priority; precedence

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

5

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

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allophone; strange noise

2

to the end; to the last

3

number of days; period of days; daily interest rate

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experience

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to cultivate; to foster

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sense; infer

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reflexive; reflecting

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to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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to sell

2

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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precognition; prescience

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

4

violent explosion; bursting

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to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

research team

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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bluff; false show of power; bold front

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falsehood; lie

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literally; to the letter; literal

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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plan; strategy

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stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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hence; for that reason

3

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

4

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

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