jpdb beta

to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

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rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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to crack jokes

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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only; nothing but

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several people; a few people

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to take care of

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

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as promised

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friend

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a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

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muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

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to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

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stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

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good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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one revolution; one rotation

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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complete stranger; total stranger

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to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

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to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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space; room; airspace

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall

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short sleeves

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to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

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anywhere

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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you (plural)

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

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one hand

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serious crime; grave crime

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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battle; game; bout

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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