jpdb beta

to laugh away; to laugh off

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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event

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating

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sofa; couch

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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

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black tea

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pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

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furniture

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to get dry

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

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one's home; one's house

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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saucer

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

glancing (look)

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to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

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in public; in company

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half-nakedness

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kiss; kissing

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besides; moreover; in addition

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each and every; all

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular

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twins; twin

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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younger brother

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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siblings; brothers and sisters

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to approve of

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mist; haze

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school rules; school regulations

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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forehead; brow

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to spit

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