jpdb beta

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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future (usually near); prospects

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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as one of

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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to lose balance

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

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birth; nativity

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keen; acute; heartfelt

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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several steps

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

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blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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precisely because

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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a certain ...

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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to vanish completely

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to unsheathe

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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many; a lot; much; multitude

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cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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but; however; provided that

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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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