jpdb beta

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

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evening sun; setting sun

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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police cell; place of detention; jail

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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soot

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iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

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hair dyed brown

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naturally curly hair

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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well-bred; of good upbringing

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grandiose; exaggerated

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fate; destiny; lot

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heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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to smile (at someone)

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kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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crime; offence; offense

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

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darkness

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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saliva; spit; sputum

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to spit

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impulse; impetus; urge

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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if I (we, etc.) could

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

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to turn one's face away

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pocket

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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