jpdb beta

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

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to head towards; to direct one's steps to

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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to watch steadily; to stare

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

6

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

2

to raise (one's voice)

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

eye color; eye colour

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

3

just now; a moment ago

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

close to the ear

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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less than ...; smaller ...

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approximately the same

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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small; little; tiny

2

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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breathing; respiration

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to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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