jpdb beta

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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to do

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to rack one's brain

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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to join forces; to cooperate

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time; hour; period; class

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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using every trick (in the book)

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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personal connections

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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shoulder

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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weak; delicate; sickly

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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in one's own way or style

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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to shed tears

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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afterwards

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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to sit (down)

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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a lot; loads; plenty

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