jpdb beta

bull's-eye; the mark

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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production (e.g. play); direction

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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groan; moan; moaning

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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way; method; means; resource; course

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room for growth; potential; promise

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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molars; back teeth

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

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newspaper

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inconvenient

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to come to light

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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succession; inheritance

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criminal act

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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laws and regulations; legislation

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to vomit; to spit out

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government official

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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