jpdb beta

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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evening; evening hour

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to be distracted

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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lively; merry; gay

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

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at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

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being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

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warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

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warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

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to entertain; to make welcome

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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had better ...; may as well ...

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

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round and cute (esp. of eyes)

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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a person without a single relative

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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this (very thing); this precisely

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honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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party; set; gang; company; person

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rapid eye movement; REM

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to decide; to determine

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very dim light

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to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)

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anguish

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groan; moan; moaning

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bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

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wound suffered in a fight

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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calamity; misfortune

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