jpdb beta

to muster up one's courage

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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to clear up; to become cloudless

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easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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herbivorous; graminivorous

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meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous

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intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

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to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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to breathe while sleeping

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

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technique; finesse

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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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bottom of one's heart

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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hard to get; hard to come by

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very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

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having good luck (e.g. in drawing a card or tile in a game)

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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breakfast

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to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)

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to overdo; to do too much

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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terrain; geographical features; topography

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model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

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all night long; all through the night

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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one's mind

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it's probably so; it stands to reason

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flight; desertion; escape

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playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness

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to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

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capture; seizure

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forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement

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falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

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foolish act; folly

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sleepy eyes; drowsy look

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camber

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

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good morning

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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