jpdb beta

diligent student; studious person

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egoistic

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comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly

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to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up

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I; me

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks

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cynical

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liking something; being partial to something; -phile

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to tell a lie; to fib

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sadism

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mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

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to stretch (one's body)

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pensive; meditative; wistful

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang

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white clouds

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agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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joy; pleasure; delight

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mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

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natural features; scenery; a premium; gift

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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thinking back now; looking back

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softly; gently; lightly

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rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)

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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

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dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

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feeling of a painting; atmosphere of a painting; mood of a painting; state of mind when painting; mood to paint

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bridge of the nose

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older brother and younger sister

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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methodology

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prism

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

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creative powers

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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progress; improvement

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to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

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location; address

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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liberal education; education free from restrictions imposed by government, religion, etc.

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establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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