jpdb beta

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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like; as if; the same as

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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of no interest; not interested

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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to hesitate to say

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dirty; vulgar; nasty

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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negative; minus

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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go home; get out

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emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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how old?; what age?

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kindergartener; preschooler

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

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glare; sharp look

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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in this way; like this

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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higher rank; better position

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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lower rank

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to stare back (at); to glare back

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insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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