jpdb beta

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

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guard; security (officer); guardsman

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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last day; final day

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

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to surround; to crowd around

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swoon; faint

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to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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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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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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face

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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we; us

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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sure; yeah; I know

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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