jpdb beta

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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physical ability

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unreasonable demand

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harassment; pestering

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jealousy; envy

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

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openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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in those days

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half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far

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to return; to come back

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impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

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innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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two times; twice; two degrees

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baby; infant

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jealous; envious

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freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

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to temper thoroughly; to train well

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comfortable; pleasant

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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cover; lid; cap

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serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin

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deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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serious criminal; heinous criminal

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

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mere; only; just; slight

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to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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end; conclusion

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long; (for a) long time

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

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a few seconds; several seconds

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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crown; diadem; bottle cap

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to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

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