jpdb beta

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

7

to understand each other

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

6

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

4

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

3

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

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

1

feint

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hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

1

depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

1

Basic Instinct (1992 film)

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

6

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

(romantic) love

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

1

gymnasium

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly

1

this and that; various things

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the same day

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

entrance; hatch(way)

1

place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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concrete

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

shin; shank; lower leg

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

4

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

1

to be freezing cold (of the weather); to be bitterly cold; to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

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pressure; force

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place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

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