jpdb beta

to purse one's lips

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(the) whole face

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looking on; remaining a spectator

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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careless; carefree

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to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

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to keep silent

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other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

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vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

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one's share; one's portion

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fission

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

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to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

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substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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fake

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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(find) common (meeting) ground

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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mere; simple; sheer

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

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some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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bedside; near one's pillow

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with a bang (clash, bump)

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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half step; half a step

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rut; wheel track; furrow

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having children; attempting to conceive

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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to do

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regret; repentance

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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to cast down one's eyes

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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up until now; as recently as the present

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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