jpdb beta

person of character

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license; licence

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

2

medicine bottle; vial

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

beauty

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

both hands

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moment; instant

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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like this; in this way; as you see

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

1

Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

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figurative

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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(the thing) itself

2

to check; to compare

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

accidental death; casualty

1

point in question (at issue)

1

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

good and evil

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to cultivate; to foster

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waterfall; cataract; cascade

2

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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sense; infer

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to come back

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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