jpdb beta

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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to hear of; to learn of

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

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lady; gentleman; person

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to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause

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myself

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probability; likelihood

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barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

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(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

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birds of a feather flock together

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up

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cynical

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

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maybe; could be; might

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who

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to knit (one's eyebrows)

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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Saki

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

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full name

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well

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cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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shy; a very shy person

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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product; produce; result; fruit

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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