jpdb beta

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

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abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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to shrug one's shoulders

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(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

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to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

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hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs

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dark (deep) green

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carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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abrupt; sudden

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a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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number of days

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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schedule; program; programme; agenda

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

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10th day of the month; ten days

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

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