jpdb beta

the front; honest; upright; decent

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damage; injury; loss

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covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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pitch-black; jet-black

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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that's right, but ...

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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anger; wrath

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

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slave; servant; slavery

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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devious; cunning; sly; crafty

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every person; each one; everybody

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breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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dazzling; radiant

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two times; twice; two degrees

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

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arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

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food; cooked rice

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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home cooking

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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