jpdb beta

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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magazine

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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mockery; derision; ridicule

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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iron ball

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to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

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punishment; judgement; judgment

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to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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pieces; scraps; disconnected

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school gate

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bus stop

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bench

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to sit down

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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reproachful; hateful; bitter

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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to drop one's shoulders

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not worth considering; out of the question

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throat; singing voice

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to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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wave; ups and downs

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dance

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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purity; chastity

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personification; impersonation; embodiment

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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vending machine

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canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

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competent; suitable; qualified

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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group; mass

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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