jpdb beta

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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older brother; elder brother

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almost every day; almost daily

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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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feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

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

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inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

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reader

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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personal; inter-personal

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used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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disposition; nature

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hostess; barmaid

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

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without a moment's delay

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moan; groan; groaning

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ground; earth's surface

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yay

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fist

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awesome; incredible

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horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

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(arch.) sixteen

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sounds

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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they

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same; similar; (just) like; equal

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plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

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two

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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improvement; reform

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corpse; dead person

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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borrowing

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disguise; masquerade

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

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all one has; all one's possessions

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