jpdb beta

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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finger; hands and fingers; hands

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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contrast

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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external; superficial; outward; surface

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inner; internal; inside

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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to give a reason

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

mere child's play

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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complicity (in a crime); collusion

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process

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code; password; cipher

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dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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female high-school student

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both; (not) either

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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in public; in company

2

blunt; curt; brusque

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

to keep silent

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peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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serious; not joking; straight

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gross; disgusting

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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