jpdb beta

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

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cartoon-character costume

6

magician; conjurer; illusionist

1

acrobat; tumbler

2

portrait; likeness

1

painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

2

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

2

group; party; team; squad; section

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

himself; he himself

2

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

2

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

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underground world; underground society

3

motive; incentive; motif

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

2

to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

4

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

2

cost; expense

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

3

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

main thread (of a story)

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

to become clear; to be made public

2

worst case

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war; fighting; fierce competition

3

preparation of tools

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to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

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having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

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good humour (humor); good mood

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enjoyment; pleasure

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