jpdb beta

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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full speed

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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bicycle; bike

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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abattoir; slaughterhouse

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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abattoir; slaughterhouse

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to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

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back (of body)

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to cling to; to embrace

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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patience; endurance

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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these guys; these fellows

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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to rush over; to run up to

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mum; mom

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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burn; scald

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violence; mayhem

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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shit!; damn!

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

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auntie; older woman

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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you

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to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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but; however; although

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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