jpdb beta

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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difficult to speak about

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reaction; response; reaction

3

we

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

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to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

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lucky; fortunate

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

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only the results matter; it's all about the results

1

detour; roundabout way

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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shortest

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what is it?

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun

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to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

2

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

2

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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stream; brook; creek

2

to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

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rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

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to happen to pass by

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physical work; manual labour (labor)

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

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huge rock; crag

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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