jpdb beta

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

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late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

4

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion

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lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking

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plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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(nothing) but a little

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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to run up to; to rush over

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emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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respect; esteem; regard

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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respect and affection; love and respect

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inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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execution

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indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)

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without cause; without reason

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

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permission; approval; authorization; license

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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rival; competitor; competition

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unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

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drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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