jpdb beta

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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future (usually near); prospects

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

8

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

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entering; going into

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

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market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

2

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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one eye; one of one's eyes

2

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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(your) daughter; young woman

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one large ...; a great ...

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business opportunity

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plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

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this morning

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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indicates emphasis

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to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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apology; excuse

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maybe; could be; might

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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