jpdb beta

admirable; laudable

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to exchange words

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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periodic; regular; routine

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double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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delight; great joy

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... all over again (repeating the same failure)

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

2

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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to get thin; to taper off

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

3

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

2

to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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always; constantly

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to pray; to wish

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language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to show one's affection; to express one's love

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

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to answer a question

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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