jpdb beta

(young) girl; maiden; young lady

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just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

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stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

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ant

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possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to set (sun); to become dark

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nocturnal (person)

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or; or else

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garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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rain and wind; driving rain; the elements

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

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paintbrush

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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wrist

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

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person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company

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to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

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boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

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second half; latter half

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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advantage; point in favor; point in favour

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

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to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to blow one's top

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to purse one's lips

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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use of force

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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to burn; to get fired up

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

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servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

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for your information; I'm telling you

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ego; egoism; egoist

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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