jpdb beta

to be popular

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identifiable; personalized

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

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to make an appearance

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various

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

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to become hoarse

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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to bend; to warp; to curve

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collarbone; clavicle

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firmly; solidly; heartily

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to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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lively motion; throb

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posture; position; pose; attitude

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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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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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art of self-defense (defence)

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

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to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

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with a thump; floppingly

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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how dare ...; how could ...

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one's private life

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stalking

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bottom; buttocks

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a foolish or stupid look

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

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trousers; pants

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pocket

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