jpdb beta

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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not bad; not half bad; pretty good

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secret; private; surreptitious

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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bare feet

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to examine someone's expression

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

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to soak into; to permeate

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muscle

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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to dissolve; to melt

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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good feeling; feeling good

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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early rising

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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drowsily; nodding off

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hot-water bottle

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warmth

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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shaking like a jelly; jellylike

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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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

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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just out of the bath

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clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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quick bath

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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water's surface

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shin; shank; lower leg

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gleamingly; shinily

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pore (of the skin)

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to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

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kneecap

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

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