jpdb beta

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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not caring; not giving a damn

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(enjoying) tumultuous popularity

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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to spend time (on doing something)

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to grow up; to become an adult

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to decide; to determine

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interception (email); wiretap; bug

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pipe; tube

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short; brief

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relation; relationship

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

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long; drawn-out; very long

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fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

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equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

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remarkably; noticeably

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to become better; to improve

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for personal use

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carpet; rug; runner

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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besides; moreover; in addition

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bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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exclusive; attached to; specialist

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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doctor; physician

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source

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anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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good-for-nothing; worthless

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lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

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to increase; to grow

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to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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ethics; morals

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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