jpdb beta

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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excuse; explanation

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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middle of the night; dead of night

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behind one's back

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

3

having various interests; wide range of interests

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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isn't that right?

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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really; truly

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to hide oneself

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to make a sound

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to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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to run through; to run past

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

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opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

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shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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