jpdb beta

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

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at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

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to be smashed up

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

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thank you; thanks

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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hey; hold on; come on

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violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

1

tea

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

3

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

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stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

3

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

sunshine; sunlight

1

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

1

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

1

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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a trickle of tears

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marriage; matrimony

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

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to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

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treating someone like a child

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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return; welcome home

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

chuckle; giggle

2

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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