jpdb beta

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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chance; opportunity

2

wastepaper; scrap paper

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indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

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harem

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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coward

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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years later

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ribbon

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

birthday present

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to do as one likes

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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to leave undone

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future trouble

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to leave something as it is

1

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

2

carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm

1

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)

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to breathe out; to exhale

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sigh; long breath

1

close to the ear

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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seal

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kitten; small cat

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

to devour; to bite to death

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mad dog

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(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

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