jpdb beta

trifling; trivial

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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to leave behind

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(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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chance; opportunity

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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faint; swoon

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dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

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consideration; taking into account

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place; room; margin; scope

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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pair; couple

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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playmate; playfellow

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

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to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

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quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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how many; how old

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having not the slightest idea

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to get wet

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circumstances

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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versatility

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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collar; lapels

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(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity

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to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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saliva; spit; sputum

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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pinioning; binding arms behind the back

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