jpdb beta

literary woman; talented woman

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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principal; headmaster

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

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doctors; teachers

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

himself; yourself; herself

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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at least; at most; (even) just

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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opening and shutting

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to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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the end

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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practice; practising; experience

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fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

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hair's breadth

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one second

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great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)

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seven

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counter for people

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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children

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

5

race (of people); type of person

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

very popular; highly favoured

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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to let someone say

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meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie

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