jpdb beta

taking care of something by oneself; self-management

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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to moan; to groan

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

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

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using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

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to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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ticklish; embarrassing

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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gust of wind

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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adult; grown-up

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vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

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goodness; good

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

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good morning

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

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complaining; nitpicking

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

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reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

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bad smell; stink

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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severe; fierce; stern

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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early morning; early hours; early in the morning

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sun; sunshine; sunlight

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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to boil; to simmer

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hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

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to open a business

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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