jpdb beta

for one thing ...

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accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

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not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

4

to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off

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evidence; proof

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to put into the mouth; to eat

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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lunch; midday meal

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dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

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discontent and grumbling

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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persuasion

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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(the thing) itself

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

touché; you've got me there

1

way (of doing); manner; method

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

otherwise; or else; if not

3

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

2

to shout (in anger); to yell

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back tooth; molar

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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teary eyes

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to glare at; to scowl at

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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(air or sea) route; course; line; run

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route; way; course; directions

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guide (on a tour, etc.)

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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quarrel between sisters

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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sisters

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tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

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