jpdb beta

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

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taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

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to keep silent

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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carbon paper

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leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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value; worth; merit

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even (e.g. even a child)

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third grade; third class; tertiary

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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cawing (of a crow)

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scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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half a year; six months

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

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to talk nonsense

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

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power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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someone; a certain person

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inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

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(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

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blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

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languidly; loosely

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to give an order

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contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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body temperature

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one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

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whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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