jpdb beta

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

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was

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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point-blank range

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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pen-friend

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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acquaintance

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they; them

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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excite

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correspondence; exchange of letters

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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friend

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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unconfirmed information

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lame excuse; poor excuse

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taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge

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difficult to speak about

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perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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clenched fist

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willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

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this and that; one thing or another

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when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)

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hey there; I say; see here

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race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

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dice; die

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number; amount

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

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maintaining the status quo

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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person being waited for; person who waits

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major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

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progress; development

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working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

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conviction; belief; confidence

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