jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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tone

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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for example

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

2

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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down; below; downward

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

disregarding; ignoring

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composition

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

5

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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society; the world; the times

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

5

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

smile

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

sky; air; mid-air

4

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

landing

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

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you (plural); all of you; you all

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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many thousands

4

counter for people

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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how; in what way; by what means

2

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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