jpdb beta

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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scar

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes

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impression

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out

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restart

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coherence; consistency

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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(a) few; some; several

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looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut

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finger; toe; digit

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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in this way; like this

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effective; successful

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pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum

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once again; yet again

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to move (house); to change residence

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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along the road; along the way

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to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

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man; male; masculine gender

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experience

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

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is not; am not; are not

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three; 3

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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a bit more; a bit longer

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