jpdb beta

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

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astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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middle name

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absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

1

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

4

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

6

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

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worst case

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His Majesty the King

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to accuse someone; to charge someone

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

1

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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to make an appearance

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in this way; like this

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

temperature

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vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

1

to meet; to greet

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to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit

1

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

oh!; ah!; oh no

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

sounding each other out; probing each other

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

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to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

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to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

1

absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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