jpdb beta

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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what on Earth is this?

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deep, threatening voice; menacing tone

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change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

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ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

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bikini (swimwear); Bikini island

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longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

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hair ornament

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dancer (usu. female)

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economical; efficient; lean; compact

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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to twine around

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stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

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to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

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the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

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inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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tea leaves

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to make tea

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to crack jokes

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

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temperature

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soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

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reason; cause; history; origin

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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such

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arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

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snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

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T-back; bikini thong

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to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

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to scent out; to detect

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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