jpdb beta

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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be; is

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

disregarding; ignoring

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

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

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not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

marriageable age

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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marriage

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

1

ball; dance

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night; evening; dinner

1

August

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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I; me

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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limply

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to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)

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light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

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