jpdb beta

though; even if; whether ... or ...

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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empty; vacant; hollow

3

furniture

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to slide into; to slip into

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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to mumble; to mutter

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

to come back

2

feel good (pleasant)

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upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

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incident; affair; happening; event

4

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

to go; to come

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

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swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

3

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

2

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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now; come (now); well

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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soft voice

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

(in) my own way

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distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

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bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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