jpdb beta

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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ribbon

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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to be thirsty

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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huge; big; gargantuan

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suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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particularly; only; in the case of

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mother; wife

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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boarding school

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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convenient

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cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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dressing up

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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birthday

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national holiday

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to dress up

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to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

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to have a meal; to take a meal

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty

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to swarm; to gather

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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