jpdb beta

to laugh scornfully; to sneer at

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to be (doing)

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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saliva; spit; sputum

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to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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bad cold

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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middle of the night; dead of night

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going together

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seeing; looking at

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

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to breathe

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

without a moment's delay

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to start singing (of birds, etc.)

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help; aid; assistance

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

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sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

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to frolic about; to mess around

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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not caring; not giving a damn

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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fruit of a tree; nut; berry

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see; you see; ha

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

smoothly; swiftly

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thicket; coppice; brushwood

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

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since then; after that

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tree climbing

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dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird

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carpet; rug; runner

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clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)

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cushion

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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