jpdb beta

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

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gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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use

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

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overhasty; rash; premature

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obviously; of course; it goes without saying

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sediment; earth and sand

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scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

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joints; points (of a speech)

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

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to need; to call for; to require

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long ago; previous; of a former age

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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drunkard; drunk

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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assault; violent attack

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bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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no trouble; easy; simple

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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expression; phraseology

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reading (books)

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to want; to desire

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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

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speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's

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letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

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even if; even though; although one might say; although called

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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some

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I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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swindle; fraud

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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impassioned speech; fervent speech

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continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

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cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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harangue; fervent speech

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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mere; only; just; slight

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(one) line; (one) row

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

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to be conceited

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government office; public office

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seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop

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love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

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love affair

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fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament

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