jpdb beta

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

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

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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to replace; to move; to change the position of

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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to relax; to feel at home

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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walk; stroll

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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does not seem (to be)

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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several steps

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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worst case

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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to sell

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

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the people; citizens; the populace

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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to look forward to something

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

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(political) power; authority; influence

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the five senses

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to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

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