jpdb beta

couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

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vexing; irritating; impatient

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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lunchtime

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to pamper; to spoil

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straight line

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

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even now; still; as yet

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

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return to one's country

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

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company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

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older sister; elder sister

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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crime; offence; offense

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

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relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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to be needed; to be wanted

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stopping at; going no further than

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now; nowadays

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

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soft boiled egg

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pleasant; charming

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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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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somehow or other; for some reason or another

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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actually; really

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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case; situation

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fraternity; friendship

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love; affection

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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coexistence; living together

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to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

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chance; opportunity

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teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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