jpdb beta

trifles; minor details

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to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

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moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

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hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

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overall; general; as a whole

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

2

man

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with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle

1

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

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glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

each; every

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

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

1

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

2

mother

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from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

3

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

1

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

5

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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behind one's back

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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