jpdb beta

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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shy; a very shy person

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contrived; false-sounding

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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to touch each other

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street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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successively; one after another

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one's manners; one's attitude

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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to stiffen; to become stiff

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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squared timber; rectangular lumber

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something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle

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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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recorder (musical instrument); English flute

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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semicircular

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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self-consciousness

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to peek; to peep

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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keyhole

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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