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首を長くして待つ

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首を長くして待つ

kubi o nagaku shite matsu

Wait eagerly

Meaning

To anticipate something with great excitement and impatience.

Meaning

To anticipate something with great excitement and impatience.

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化石燃料 zh icône fr Tomara! pt die Frage de defensa es طَهي ar حَتَّى ar साल hi 洗漱用品 zh estandarizado es 密切地 zh माला hi गटकना hi بطن ar erproben de बच्चा पैदा करना hi 直走 zh 示す ja multifacless en search en un atelier fr 宣伝 ja rudeus en hídrica pt

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उँगली उठाना hi Sentir ganas de dormir. es 課題に取り組む。 ja En dire long sur fr Comprar verduras. es Avoir de la peine. fr 마음에 두다. ko Ser un manitas. es お邪魔しております ja Das geht schnell. de A grandes males, grandes remedios. es 뭐 하고 있었어요? ko In view of these results en Tener el don de gentes es لا يمكن ar پاپیچ شدن fa Ich freue mich auf den Urlaub. de That's all for now en 多忙な日常 ja 一直 zh Feliz Natal! pt رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك. ar お口に合いましたか。 ja do the housework en

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Past Continuous: Interrupted Actions (was/were -ing + when) en You-are vs. Youre: What's the Difference? en Explaining 'Why' in Persian: The Magic of 'Chon' (Because) fa Stopping and Quitting (Give up) en Arabic Nunation: The '-n' Sound (Tanwin) ar Expressing Purpose: 'para' vs. 'para que' (so that) es Classical Counterfactual: 'Had things been done earlier...' (使...早...则) zh Arabic Feelings & Senses Pattern (faʿila - yafʿalu) ar Chinese Comparisons: Using 不如 (bùrú) for 'Not As Good As' zh Descriptive Verbs vs Action Verbs: The 'Be' Trap ko In, On, At: Where Things Are en The German 'It is what it is' (eben) de Korean 'As Long As': Setting Conditions (-ㄴ/은/는 한) ko The Preposition 'with' (bā) - Connecting People & Things fa Hindi Echo Words: The 'V' Rhyme (Chai-Vai) hi I write vs. We write (First Person Present) ar Asking Who and What (Qui, Que, Quoi) fr French Passive Voice: How to form it (La voix passive) fr

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