jpdb beta

self-introduction

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older brother

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to square one's shoulders

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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Keith

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

3

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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bull's-eye; the mark

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stepping back; drawing back

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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to point at

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adds force or indicates command

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to (do) like this

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lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

2

destruction of evidence

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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still; as yet; as of old

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

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in a circle (ring)

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to hold up in one's arms

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Rion; Lion; Lions

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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size

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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worry; fear; anxiety; concern

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

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plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

to hold in one's mouth

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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