jpdb beta

to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

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deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

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total reflection

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aperture

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gloomy; obscure

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ankle

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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before one's eyes

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to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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vigorous; healthy; sound

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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father

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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light; lamplight

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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both (people)

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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

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breakfast

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to return; to come back

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to miss a chance; to fail to do

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to string along (of rope, etc.)

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suicide

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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to thank

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pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to tremble

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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