jpdb beta

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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more than usual

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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memory; sense; experience

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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sulky look; sullen look

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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oneself; myself

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it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

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desperate

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looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

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to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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pond

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freshwater fish

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admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

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coloured carp; colored carp

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price; cost

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several tens

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hundreds

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to take notes

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fish

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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to burn with combativeness

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every time; each round

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to be damaged; to receive damage

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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to lay aside; to set aside

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powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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