jpdb beta

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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what day; how many days

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how many months?; how long?

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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to look stern

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arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

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lamp; light

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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simple; plain; modest

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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handrail; railing; banister

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to frown; to squint

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why; how

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to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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desire; appetite; lust

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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severe; fierce; stern

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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at that time; that time

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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relax

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only; merely; but; no more than

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to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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those (near the second person)

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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(lower) jaw; chatterbox

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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to boil strongly; to be excited

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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