jpdb beta

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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you

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

4

comment; criticism; critique; review

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

3

bitter enemy

2

to fire into; to shoot into

1

boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

1

young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person

1

unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost

1

glory

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

garden tree

2

bench

3

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

1

to speak the truth

3

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

slowly and quietly; smoothly

1

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

3

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

to have troubles; to have concerns

1

pile; accumulation

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

longing for; burning desire

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

bashful; shameful; ashamed

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

to bloom

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room for argument

2

with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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totally willing; fully motivated

2

earnest; single-minded

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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