jpdb beta

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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to be silent; to say nothing

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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you; hubby; dearie

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amateur

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a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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huge; big; enormous

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reliance; dependence

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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return; coming back

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value; worth; merit

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charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

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guard; convoy; escort

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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equipment

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to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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relation; relationship

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

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to lend an ear to; to listen to

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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fatal; lethal

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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return; welcome home

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socks; sock; stockings; stocking

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to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

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agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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many years; a long time

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

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to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

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