jpdb beta

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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to be bony; to be angular

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finger; toe; digit

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cheek (of face)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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one's own room

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tea set

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

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to be thirsty

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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fighting strength

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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physical ability

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raising (the standard)

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long time

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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blow; hit; stroke

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if it's the case

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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to take by surprise

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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practical question (problem); practical matter

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corpse; dead person

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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small scale

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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