jpdb beta

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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tear-stained face

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van; truck; delivery van

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one's store of patience

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cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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five o'clock

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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after; later

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to make one feel grateful

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perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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beside; nearby

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

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(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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tit for tat (verbally)

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resentment; indignation; anger

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to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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phenomenon

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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absence; non-attendance

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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new moon; crescent moon

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spider's thread; spider silk

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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coming out (as gay, etc.)

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slight; thin; on the weak side

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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to be conceited

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to comb down; to smooth down

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

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camera

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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this person

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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