jpdb beta

to jest; to clown (around)

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Priscilla

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

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questions and answers; dialogue

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prematurity

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

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grounds of an argument

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

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feeble

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bare hand; empty hand

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

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embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

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to push aside; to brush aside

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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relationship; relation

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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to mind; to care; to worry

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acute ear; good ear

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to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover

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