jpdb beta

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

but; however; provided that

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mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

3

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

Frederick Delius

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nocturne

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melody; tune

3

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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tempo

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

point in time; occasion

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

2

in proportion to; just as much as

1

influence; effect; impact

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

modest; reserved

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

2

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

compared to

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

1

as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

advice; warning

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doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

3

you

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

1

someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

2

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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