jpdb beta

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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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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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

4

breathing; respiration

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notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

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way of asking; way of listening; listener

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community

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swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

2

to get in touch with

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

for some (unspecified) reason

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

although

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to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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few in number

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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to dispel doubts

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to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

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no, not like that (but like this)

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aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

5

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

earlobe

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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relationship; relation

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

1

door

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult

1

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

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older sister; elder sister

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

1

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

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sincere; earnest; serious

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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like that; so

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way; method; means

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private person; individual

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