jpdb beta

to shrug one's shoulders

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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to point at

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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see you tomorrow

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movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

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

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hence; for that reason

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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start

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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naturally; of course; understandably

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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detour; roundabout way

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short way; shortcut

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it seems that; as if

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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fast approach; quick intimacy

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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being startled; getting a shock

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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