jpdb beta

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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surname; family name; last name

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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sparing oneself; laziness

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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wild beast; wild animal; brute

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to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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to exert oneself; to devote oneself to

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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be; is

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good-natured

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since then; after that

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inside; interior; inner part

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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very; extremely; that is

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

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face

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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steam; vapour; vapor

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in a circle (ring)

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

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to scoop; to ladle out

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storefront; shopfront

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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

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master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

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Boris

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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present; gift

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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one month

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instigator

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

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