jpdb beta

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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when; how soon; how long until

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to bud; to sprout

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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sugar

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to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

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sweet and sour; bittersweet

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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extended leave; long vacation

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at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

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to quit one's job; to resign

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teacher (classroom)

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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ex-post-facto approval

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

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tone

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late at night; at a late hour

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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body pillow; hug pillow

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vowel

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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gentleman

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to fight; to exchange blows

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to begin; to set about; to start

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leaving school during a term

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packing; baling; crating

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

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to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

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passion; temper; irritability

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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tusk; fang

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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speed

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