jpdb beta

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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

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fundamental; basic

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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gullible; naive

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(someone else's) child

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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society; the world; the times

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so much; so; like that

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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of course; certainly; naturally

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see; you see; ha

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if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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big; large; great

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misunderstanding

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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fresh off the farm; inexperienced

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heroine

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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place; situation; position; location

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