jpdb beta

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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somewhat below; slightly below

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light eating; spare diet; not eating much

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older sister; elder sister

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contest; competition; struggle; scramble

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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girl's feeling; maiden's mind

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to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

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soup

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cheek (of face)

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latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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to eat; to drink

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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personality; style; appearance

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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please

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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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to sit on a seat

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taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

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secret talk

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good humour (humor); good mood

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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falsely similar; counterfeit

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desperate; hopeless

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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reproachful; hateful; bitter

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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to be popular

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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serious illness

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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etiquette; good manners

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in low spirits; dejected; sad

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to feel ashamed

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

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