jpdb beta

novel; (short) story

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blood relationship

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meaning; called; said

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end; conclusion

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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welcome home

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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trip; excursion; outing

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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dining; dining room; meal

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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wine

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

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oh, yes?; really?

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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scenery; scene; landscape

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

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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hotel

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

4

bottom of one's heart

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to love

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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only; nothing but

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misunderstanding

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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who

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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world; society; people; the public

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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oneself; myself

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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