jpdb beta

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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front row

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

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to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

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the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

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relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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image; figure; figure; form; image

4

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to bind up; to tie up

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to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

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to draw a sword

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base of the throat; bottom of the neck

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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assassin

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to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

2

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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excuse; explanation

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finely chopped (cooking)

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to grate; to scrape off

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getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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employer

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to vomit; to spit out

3

torture

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

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smoke; fumes

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

back street; back alley; off-street

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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step; stride; counter for steps

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to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

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