jpdb beta

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

2

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

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to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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one's long-cherished desire

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

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consequently; as a result; in the end

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to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

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alteration; falsification; faking

3

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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cheer; shout of joy

1

to approach; to draw near

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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to raise (one's voice)

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

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

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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eulogy; compliment

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

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being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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please

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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