jpdb beta

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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to regret

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light brown; tawny

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stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

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to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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to cross one's legs

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to glare at; to scowl at

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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document; official papers

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assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

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stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

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to say (something) over one's shoulder

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now that; since; so long as; because

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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(written) proposal

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

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planning department

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

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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to make narrow

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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puniness; youth

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

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partnership

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project

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under control (e.g. of territory)

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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to prostrate oneself before

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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sadistic

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finish; completion; the end

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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