jpdb beta

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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cause of defeat

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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another person; others

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to look down on; to make light of

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to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off

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distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

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society; public; community; social studies

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blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

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to leave undone

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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feminine; womanly; female

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morning sun

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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stay; sojourn

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

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state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

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group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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rooftop

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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patient; persevering

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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fine weather; fair weather

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season; time of year

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density

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

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handrail; railing; banister

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to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

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emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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engine

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after school (at the end of the day)

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breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

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tone

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close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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to step forward; to volunteer

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short (of a person)

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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summertime; summer season

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