jpdb beta

to cast down one's eyes

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to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

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(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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while in class

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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frequent; incessant

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to continue writing

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the reason is ...; it is because ...

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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two times; twice; two degrees

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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guess; conjecture

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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distant; cold; formal

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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like an old man; like an old woman

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email address

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to hit repeatedly

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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to scatter; to spread

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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to take out; to drag out

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time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper

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