jpdb beta

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

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picture book

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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news; word; tidings; omen

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent

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scrofulosis; being in delicate health; lymphatic temperament

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

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go home; get out

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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to be impolite; to be discourteous

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distress; wretched condition

2

what's what; heads or tails

2

enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

2

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

7

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

3

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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lack of understanding; lack of sympathy

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to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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morning newspaper

4

sleeping late in the morning

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

2

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

3

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

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literary (and the arts) column

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essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

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commentary on current events

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heading; headline; index; headword

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

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end of this month

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flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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