jpdb beta

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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to shout at

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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decrease; reduction; decline

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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reduction by half; halving

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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to come to a settlement

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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to cool down one's anger

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with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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in that way; like that; that way

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emotional; sentimental

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short; brief

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

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third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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only recently; just of late

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to relax; to feel at home

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lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

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business; work; operations; service; duties

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sampling food; tasting; trying

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coupled with; together

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the very image of health itself; picture of health

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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bedrock

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prospecting; trial digging

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by force

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue

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to let one's guard down

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doze; nap; snooze

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each time it happens; at all such times

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to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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companion; company

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four people

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head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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