jpdb beta

along the wall

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semicircle

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to surround; to crowd around

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to attract attention; to come into the limelight

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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(with a) start; fright; alarm

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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unpleasant feeling

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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in detail; with great care; completely; fully

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

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of Asian descent

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disappointment; despair

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contradiction; inconsistency

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surrounding at a distance

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comb

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to slip off

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charming; fascinating; voluptuous

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cuticle

4

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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or; otherwise

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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lately; recently; nowadays

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

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by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

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seedy-looking; thin

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

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minimum; at the very least

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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pity; compassion; mercy

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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