jpdb beta

to change completely; to change suddenly

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to spend time (on doing something)

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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safety; security

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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poisonous plant

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to apologize; to apologise

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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to pretend; to feign

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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preparation; arrangements

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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master; expert

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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alternately; by turns

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

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quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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nagging; griping

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to rebuke; to scold harshly

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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threat; menace

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to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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the very thing; itself

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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to throw on the fire; to burn

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volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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killing two birds with one stone

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downhill road; descending road

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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