jpdb beta

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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in large drops

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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to cover one's face

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to stop crying; to cry oneself out

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

huge; big; gargantuan

2

is not; am not; are not

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to weep one's eyes out

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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with a smile

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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no need to guess; certainly

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

gentle; mild-mannered

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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to hesitate to say

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

as if to say; as much as to say; as though

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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abusive language

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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environment; circumstance

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to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

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in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

3

caustic words

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amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

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fool; idiot

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popular

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astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

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awesome; incredible

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advice

2

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

8

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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