jpdb beta

olden days; former

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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regret; repentance; remorse

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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be; is

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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you (plural)

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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apple pie

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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however

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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maybe; could be; might

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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within eyeshot; within sight; in view

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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