jpdb beta

main question; real issue at hand

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with a grin

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing

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advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion

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pending question; unresolved problem

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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public; official

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personal; individual; private

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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selfish

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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to continue (going along some trend)

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unrelated

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touch; contact

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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one cause; one reason; one factor

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well-known

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firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

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lying concealed; being hidden

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to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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arbitrator; mediator; go-between

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to take on a role; to take part

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copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

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elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

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should not; must not

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frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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unanimity

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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each (person); everyone; individual; respective

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sense of responsibility

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

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troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

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long visit; overstaying

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slight yawn

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to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

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stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay

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if not ...; unless ...

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otherwise; or else; if not

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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