jpdb beta

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

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go home; get out

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two weeks; fortnight

3

to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

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worry; anxiety; concern

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

3

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

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stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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to throw back

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to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

of all things

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hey; hold on; come on

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act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

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to settle a matter; to get even with someone

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

large-scale

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

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cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession

3

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

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intention; aim; design

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whispered conversation; whispering

3

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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that's the way it is; such is life

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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