jpdb beta

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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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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to approve of

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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at once; immediately; right now

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disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak

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everyone; anyone; no one

3

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

5

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

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to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

4

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

5

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

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weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell

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heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

2

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret

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to fall prostrate

2

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

4

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

5

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

3

to pierce through; to break through

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

6

to follow another's example

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

call; appeal

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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