jpdb beta

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

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knight on a white horse; Prince Charming

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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very young; little; childish; immature

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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dreamy state of mind

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sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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awareness; realization

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

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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reason; right

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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return; welcome home

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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promptly

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exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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way; method; means; resource; course

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preparations for returning (home)

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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door; gate; opening; title page

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turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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this year

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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firmly; strongly

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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imagination; supposition; guess

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

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disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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

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at a glance; by accident

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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transactions; dealings; business

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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