jpdb beta

various; several

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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know-how

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to become misty; to become hazy

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improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

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both; both sides; both parties

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column; file; (vertical) line

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Black Jack (manga)

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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hair's breadth

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conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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I told you so

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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right (to do something); authority; power

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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extremely

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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number; amount

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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internal; domestic

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history; pedigree; lineage

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prayer; wish; vow

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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to feel; to sense

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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impatience

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the other day; a few days ago

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cause of death

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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to be reliable

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

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to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

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the end

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seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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bitter experience

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