jpdb beta

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you

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quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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your (his) mother

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet

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with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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road to Hades

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extremely; very much

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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face (of person)

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to be in one's debt

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

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childhood

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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sensual love; love affair

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person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

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(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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rape; sexual assault

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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ghost story

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gulp; gulping

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to eat up

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sniff; sniffle; snuffle

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

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committee member

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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warm-up exercises

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effect; efficacy; omen

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stretch

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ageing; aging; senile deterioration

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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