jpdb beta

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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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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to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

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rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

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fatal; lethal

2

with a snap

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to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

just who do you think you are?

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

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one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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back tooth; molar

3

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

4

speech; address

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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impulse; urge; impetus

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similar to; like

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

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pulsation; pulsatory motion

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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asking oneself

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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abominable; detestable

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in the same way as; just like

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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to keep silent

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

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angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

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overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

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