jpdb beta

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

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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frail; slender; feminine

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

4

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account

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is not; am not; are not

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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for fun; half in jest

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

5

famous school or university

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

4

a little bit; a little while

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to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

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in proportion to; just as much as

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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accessible; approachable; easy to approach

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direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

5

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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(right at the) side; just beside

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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to do (for someone)

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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one's whole heart; everything one feels

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

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