jpdb beta

ill-omened; unlucky

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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trachea; windpipe

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(a) few; some; several

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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to complain; to lodge a complaint

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as promised

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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door

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imposing stance; daunting pose

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strongly; violently; with all one's strength

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to change direction

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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one grade; first-class; primary

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appraiser

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any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

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the same opinion

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to disclose a secret

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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be; is

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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artificial respiration

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vigorously; swiftly

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound

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to kiss

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to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

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despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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nape of the neck

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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