jpdb beta

transparent; clear

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question; query

1

straight line

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(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching

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gently (falling)

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

1

to take one's eyes off

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to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

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concert hall

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on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever

2

to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic

1

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

1

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

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

about when; about what time; how soon

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

somewhat loose

1

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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left shoulder

1

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

1

oneself; myself

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

1

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

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

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

2

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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(doing something) in tears

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high

1

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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to grant someone's request; to do a favour

1

determination; decision

1

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

1

full name

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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