jpdb beta

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

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some people; a few people; several people

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to be jealous

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binge eating; stress eating

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to start eating

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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be; is

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bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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one-year-old

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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only; merely; but; no more than

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appetite

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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cough; ahem

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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pretension; conceit; hubris

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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oneself; myself

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night air; stillness of night; cool evening

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evening; dusk; twilight

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battle

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two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

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to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

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blessing

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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recuperation; medical treatment

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to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to burst into laughter

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to be left behind

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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imprinting; stenciling

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