jpdb beta

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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official

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apron

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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temperature

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dictionary

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

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palm (of one's hand)

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

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

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well; now; then

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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illumination; lighting

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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dark green

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amusement park

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decoration; ornament; trimmings

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passing (along the way)

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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rarely; seldom

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back window; rear window

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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laundry; laundromat; launderette

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available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

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manipulation; puppet

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pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing

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check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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travel; trip; journey

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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puppet show

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at least; at most; (even) just

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one month

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fire; flame; blaze

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day after day; day by day

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