jpdb beta

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

5

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

8

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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cruelty; hard-heartedness

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

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

3

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

child

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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make no progress; remain unsettled

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

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how much; how many; what amount; what extent

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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cynical

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smile

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

7

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

that; the matter in question

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

liar; fibber

3

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

2

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

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if; in case; supposing

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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not understanding; not knowing

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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lightly; nimbly

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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

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2