jpdb beta

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

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mother

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report; information

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faltering; hesitation

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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moderate

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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evening; dusk

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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after dinner

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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father

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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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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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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that's so, however ...

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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traditional; conventional

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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perfect; complete

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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