jpdb beta

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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security

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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established reputation

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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ah; oh; hey!

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to escape; to run away

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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warning sound

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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several years; a few years

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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team

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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battlefield; battleground

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fighting in numerous battles

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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be; is

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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short; brief

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time; hour; period; class

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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go that far; to that extent

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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ago; since; before; previous

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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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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I see; that's right; indeed

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location; address

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Los Angeles

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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