jpdb beta

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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(doing) as one is told

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understanding person; supporter

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

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pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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sashimi; make-up

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fist

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emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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thank you

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

5

teary eyes

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

little by little; bit by bit

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

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interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

2

to fear; to be afraid of

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

5

both hands; both arms; ten

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

2

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

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disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

5

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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as (someone) says

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly

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it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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gust (of wind); blast

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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