jpdb beta

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

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stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

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was

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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compared to

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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to assist; to help out

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friendship; amity

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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to do

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nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

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to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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to turn against; to become an enemy

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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twice

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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side effect; adverse reaction

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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next day

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ouch

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to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

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with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

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physical education; PE; gym (class)

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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basketball

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

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mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

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to suspect

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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strength training; resistance training; muscle-building

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

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game arcade; video arcade

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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friend

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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