jpdb beta

to give a broad grin; to smirk

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

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to follow advice; to act upon advice

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entrance; front door

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progress; development

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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toast; congratulatory cup

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to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie

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rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

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whatever brought that on?

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(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

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thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

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transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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to charge

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precocity; early ripening; premature development

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

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to raise (one's head)

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happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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shadow; tail; following

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to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

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to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

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morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

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forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

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to dress up

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pink (colour, color); peach

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tulip

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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to bear fruit

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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hair ornament

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clothing store; boutique; dress shop

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principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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should do; ought to do

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(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family

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