jpdb beta

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to throb; to beat fast

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while; even though; despite

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

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mechanical pencil; automatic pencil

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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clapping hands; applause

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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unanimity

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resolution; decision; vote

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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again

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to stare back at; to look back at

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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unanticipated; unexpected

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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to tell a lie; to fib

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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to pamper; to spoil

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

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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sea roar

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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