jpdb beta

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

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showy; ostentatious

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

to liberate; to set free

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

meaning; significance

1

decision; settlement; definition

2

damage

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today; this day

2

in large drops

2

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

2

heaven and earth; top and bottom

1

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

1

to be annoying; to be troublesome

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

1

something (or other)

1

to bear; to endure

1

change of course

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

4

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

tear-stained face

2

angry face (countenance)

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

to let slip; to slide; to glide

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

4

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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

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to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

4

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

2

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

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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