jpdb beta

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

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to tower over the surroundings

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to break; to smash

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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shop; small store; business; firm

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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to prostrate oneself before

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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club budget; club expense

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to get tired of waiting

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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what's what; heads or tails

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(keeping a) low profile

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

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feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

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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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somehow; for some reason or other

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

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