jpdb beta

manner of using one's hands

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rare

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mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

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chopsticks

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question; query

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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angry voice

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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to hold up in one's arms

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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to apologize; to apologise

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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quarrel; dispute

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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to subsist; to keep on living

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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biological parent; real parent

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to become hoarse

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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herself; she herself

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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indicates emphasis

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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slap; smack; spanking

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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more than anything; above all else

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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