jpdb beta

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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to hesitate to say

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age; era; period; date

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limit; bounds

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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in addition to this

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level; value

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stepwise; one step at a time

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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same crime; being equally guilty

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high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

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difference; disparity; gap

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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useful; helpful

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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to become better; to improve

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unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

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from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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saint; holy woman

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wise person; sage

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witch

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highest grade; superlative degree

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town; city; municipal; urban

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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dead city; ghost town

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

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precedent

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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to start eating

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tableware

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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even if I told you

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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himself; he himself

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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