jpdb beta

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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to be at a loss for words

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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to stiffen; to become stiff

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now is the time

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ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

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one year; some time ago

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various

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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point in time; occasion

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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blunder; bungle; clumsiness

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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petty bourgeois; lower middle class

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to take by surprise

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feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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windbreak

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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next; secondly; subsequently

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generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia

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creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

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suicide

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with a thud

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