jpdb beta

to look stern

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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always; at any time

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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direct hit

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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faint; swoon

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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to bear; to shoulder

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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auntie; older woman

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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to excel; to surpass

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might as well

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future trouble

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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scent; trail; spoor

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

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sentiment; sentimentality

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to be burnt to death

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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to cry and shout; to scream

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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sword cane

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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dispersing; vanishing

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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assistance; aid; support

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desperate; hopeless

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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to embrace

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teary eyes

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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