jpdb beta

small talk; chat; gossip

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duty; function; office; mission; task

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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be; is

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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fast pace; quick pace

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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to be talked about behind one's back

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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to increase; to multiply

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to make eye contact

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to beat to death; to kill

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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serious; not joking; straight

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what to do

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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my condolences

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likability; favorability; popularity

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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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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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to discuss; to talk together

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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great haste; mad rush

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harassment; pestering

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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switching over to; migration; transition

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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to continue to work; to work away (at)

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

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dilapidated house; deserted house

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purchase; buy

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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high spirits; gleeful mood

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