jpdb beta

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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bluish; tinged with blue

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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tottering steps; drunken staggering

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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it may be because

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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Boda

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admiral; commodore

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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Jackson; Juxon

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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skill

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to kill each other

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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anyhow; in any case

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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Andrei

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waiter

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formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

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epilogue

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smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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apology

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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early morning

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entry into port; arriving in harbor

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peace sign; V sign

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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good sense

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to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

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severely wounded person

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to escape death; to be saved from death

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media

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favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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small arms

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spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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incident; affair; happening; event

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reporter; journalist

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