jpdb beta

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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science fiction; sci-fi; SF

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radio

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to intend; to be sure that

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to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

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the second time

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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bath

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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without

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behind one's back

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sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

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within ...; inside ...

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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such ... as; or some such

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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short sleeves

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there is nothing; having nothing

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

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cheek (of the face)

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to dye; to colour; to color

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shoulder width (breadth)

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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hiding one's embarrassment

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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breast; chest

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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older brother and younger sister

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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cousin (younger female)

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age; years

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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saliva; spit; spittle

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

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naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

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to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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