jpdb beta

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

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innocent; not guilty; harmless

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in search of; in order to look for

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

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to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

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moment of death

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strongest

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heading; headline; index; headword

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

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critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

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ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

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commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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indispensable; essential; necessary

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind

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a little more

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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to bring back

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devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

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bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

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both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles

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7th day of the month; seven days

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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whichever one chooses; either way

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to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in

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to bear fruit; to produce fruit

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bush; shrub

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change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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to be bony; to be angular

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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they; those guys; those fellows

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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loyalty; faithfulness

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seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

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to hide oneself

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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scouting party; patrol

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

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cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)

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