jpdb beta

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

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pale; pallid

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losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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looking pale; looking unwell

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to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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to square one's shoulders

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

4

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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to stick into; to pierce; to run into

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snake; serpent; large snake

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frog

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I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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each; every; all

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battlefield; battleground

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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light and darkness; light and shade

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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to spend time (on doing something)

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formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

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breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

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time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

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to get; to be given

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possessor

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bow shape; arc; arch

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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the scruff or nape of the neck

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