jpdb beta

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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case; occasion; situation; circumstances

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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several times (as large, over)

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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men and women of all ages

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rush; flood; deluge

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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seeing; looking at

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hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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I; me

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empress (consort); queen (consort)

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uproar; disturbance

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

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wife

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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crowd of people

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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flight; escape

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crowd; turnout

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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something (or other)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

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therefore; consequently

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as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

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