jpdb beta

comparatively; relatively

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quirky; idiosyncratic

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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retort; back talk; backchat

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we

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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learning; study

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promising; hopeful; full of promise

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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bad habit; vice

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this much; this amount

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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just because; even if; even though

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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warmly; cordially; with tender care

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one's person

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to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase

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to lose consciousness

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good morning; g'morning

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sleep

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to stretch (one's body)

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between life and death

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with a grin

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corners of the mouth

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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two groups; two bands

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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main street; avenue; boulevard

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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right in front; just opposite; under the nose

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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several people; a few people

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

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