jpdb beta

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

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impulse; impetus; urge

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to rush over; to run up to

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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end; edge; tip

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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first kiss

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public telephone; pay phone

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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to guess right

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telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

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right beside; close to; nearby

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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servant; manservant; menial

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branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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to hate; to detest

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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municipal office; council; city hall

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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jest; joke; funny story

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to name

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to shake one's head

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end; conclusion

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parting; separation; farewell

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prism

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diagonal (line)

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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