jpdb beta

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

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dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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royal palace

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written invitation

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connection; pull

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

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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

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far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

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what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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goddess; female deity

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descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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all; every

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beauty

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assembly; aggregation

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to do a silly thing

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physical condition; state of health

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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to harden one's heart

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three days

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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female image

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right in the center (centre)

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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to walk

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

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place of employment

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every quarter; all sides

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tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule

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fortunately; luckily; thankfully

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queen

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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