jpdb beta

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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(one's) life

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every morning

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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with a start; with a jump

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that; the matter in question

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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person of character

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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experience

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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to have both; to possess both; to combine with

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

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date and time

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(in) his way; peculiar to him

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to head home; to leave for home

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nearest station

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the way back; the way home; return trip

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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(turned out) all right in the end

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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instinct

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precisely because

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impatience

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birds of a feather flock together

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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self-denial

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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to see through; to see the true nature of something

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