jpdb beta

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

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apologetic

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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relief; peace of mind

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to grasp tightly

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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unselfishness; wanting little

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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to be pleased with; to suit

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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to thrust away; to send flying

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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knife

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to rush over; to run up to

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to help up

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horse's length

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

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to occur; to happen

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grasp; catch; understanding

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to improve one's skill

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

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to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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main street

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domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country

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