jpdb beta

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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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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to pick up; to pick out

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

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to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

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step; stride; counter for steps

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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hair whorl

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2

to step forward; to take a step forward

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

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to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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forelock; bangs

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to cast a shadow

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before long; even now

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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there is nothing

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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long slits (esp. of eyes)

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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parting; farewell

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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country town; rural town

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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impatience

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to increase; to grow

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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