jpdb beta

to be hesitant; to feel timid

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pity; compassion

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quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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bodily sensation; sense; experience

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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always; at any time

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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admirer; inducer

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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to embrace

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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bottom; buttocks

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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to come to an end; to lower the curtain

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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rooftop

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exact; precise

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temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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monocle

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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lucky; fortunate

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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beauty

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(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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normally; habitually

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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epilogue

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several days later

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