jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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to breathe out; to exhale

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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older brother and younger sister

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

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to find fault with

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

2

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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iron chain

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birdcage

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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for the first time in one's life

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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to take a class

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

1

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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blanching; bleaching

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amniotic fluid

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unification; integration

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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hemisphere

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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abdomen

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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to swim

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if it's the case

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to sink (into); to get depressed

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back (of a chair)

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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if; in case; supposing

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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(a) glance; (a) look

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chance; opportunity

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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in addition to this

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