jpdb beta

to break the silence; to break one's silence

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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to run away; to run off

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onlooker; bystander

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

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lawsuit; complaint

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

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hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

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slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding

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snake; serpent; large snake

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anything and everything; just about everything

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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reflexive; reflecting

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(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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dark night

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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great haste; mad rush

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washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

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bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

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sponge

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girly; girlie; girlish

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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starry sky

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way

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attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

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with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

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