jpdb beta

laughing matter

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both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

1

queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

1

tenacity; endurance

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

full of troubles, difficulties

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

1

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

2

deep affection; devotion; profound attachment

2

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

spark

1

synapse

1

pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)

1

to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

1

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age

1

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis

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to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

2

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

1

immature; childish

1

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis

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girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

crime of rioting

1

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

female line; matrilinear

1

future prospects; promise

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

1

however; because; as

1

ending up right back where one started

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

5

imprinting; stenciling

1

vision of the future

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complete loss of face

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to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

3

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

6

to rebuke; to scold harshly

1

provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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(public) park

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