jpdb beta

puzzle

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piece

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with a clink (click, clack)

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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way of solving (a problem); solution

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from now; from this moment; henceforth

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to rescue; to free

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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connection; link; relationship

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to support each other; to support one another

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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why; how; for what reason

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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excuse; explanation

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

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with a start; with a jump

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to move forward; to move on

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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to summon courage; to be brave

2

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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to become red; to redden; to blush

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

what to do

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

(how) many times; (how) often

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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any number of times

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to await; to wait for; to expect

2

close; intimate; on good terms

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Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

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