jpdb beta

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

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to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

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

1

to scatter; to spread

1

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

to be transparent; to show through

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whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

uppercut

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to change (one's clothes)

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to throw in the towel

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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towel

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

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person of high rank or position

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

the former; the first

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

intelligence network; information network

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

to be able to manage somehow or other

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

1

emotional instability

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

2

good grief

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

3

to crack jokes

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

1

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

12

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something

1

run out of

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birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

superior (major) arc

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

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heartening; reassuring

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