jpdb beta

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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grandiose; exaggerated

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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maybe; could be; might

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older sister; lass; young lady

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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younger sister

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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freedom; liberty

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

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fool

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to do

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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indicates question

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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be; is

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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someone; somebody

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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if; in case; supposing

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

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

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