jpdb beta

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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quickly; calmly; intently

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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with a gulp

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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shall; should; must

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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little by little

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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-ish; -like

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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