jpdb beta

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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knife

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pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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heavy responsibility

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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surely; certainly; no doubt; must

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my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences

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as if; as though

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to encamp; to take up positions

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chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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among (them); of (them)

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to fall flat; to fall face down

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one act (of a play); scene; event

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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script; libretto; scenario

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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great actor; famous actor; star

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

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signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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confusion; distraction; derangement

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required; needed; necessary

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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small bag

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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next; secondly; subsequently

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

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back of head

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to cling to

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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to be detained; to take time

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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rationalization; justification

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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