jpdb beta

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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strange; mysterious; queer

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backdoor; back door

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to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

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illustration (e.g. book); picture

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)

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to pull open

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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to argue vehemently

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night festival

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packing; baling; crating

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

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glossary; vocabulary

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a long time ago

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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to release

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

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to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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shin; front of lower leg

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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scattered here and there; at intervals

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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reproachfully

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waa; baw; boohoo

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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to get slightly dirty (all over)

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bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

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to fall off; to tumble down

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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quiet; still; calm

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something worthy of comparison; something being compared

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to jump up to one's feet

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click

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short; brief

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to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

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to ooze (out); to seep

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500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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to melt together

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the wife; the missus

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woollen fabric; woollen cloth

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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