jpdb beta

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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progress; development

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action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

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a few years ago; some years back

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

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anxiety; worry; fear

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each time

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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furthermore; even more

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diary; journal

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misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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authenticity; credibility

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grudge; complaint; reproach

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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to swim

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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hereabouts; around there; that area

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to smooth out; to straighten; to relax

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to kill time

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

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state of mind; (one's) mental state

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to be discouraged; to be disheartened

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difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

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corner of the eye

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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to have a bitter experience

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rather; sooner; preferably

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried

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waste of time

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suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to try all possible means

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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