jpdb beta

surface; appearances

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to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

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(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

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self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

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arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob

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nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

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recreation; diversion; relaxation

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

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glove; mitten; mitt

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escort

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

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gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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to grimace; to frown

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haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction

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to join hands (with)

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capture; seizure

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trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

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cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

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to talk nonsense

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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flower bed

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to be tired from walking

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

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drink; beverage

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dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

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