jpdb beta

to rock; to shake; to swing

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

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harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

off duty

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ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

3

perfect circle; cute

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

3

shadow; tail; following

2

naturally; of course; understandably

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

4

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

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incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

3

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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notice; attention; observation

2

all; everyone; everybody

3

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

4

witnessing; observing; sighting

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curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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(romantic) love

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

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nineteen; 19

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early marriage; marrying young

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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coming-of-age ceremony

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adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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independence; self-reliance

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