jpdb beta

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

to exchange words

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lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

2

(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

2

discernment; insight

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in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

to consign to oblivion

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

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weak person; the weak

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

3

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

5

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

1

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

2

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

4

language

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

2

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

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

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to give a reason

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to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

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