jpdb beta

later (on); afterwards

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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a bolt out of the blue

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blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

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to tower over the surroundings

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to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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shop; store; firm

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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affirmation; affirmative

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to prostrate oneself (before)

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to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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club budget; club expense

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to get tired of waiting

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

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what's what; heads or tails

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(keeping a) low profile

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

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feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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somehow; for some reason or other

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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