jpdb beta

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

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closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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next time (occasion)

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myth; legend

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to become; to amount to

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history

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accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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sediment; earth and sand

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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to; towards; for

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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wave; ups and downs

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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fire; flame; blaze

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tradition; convention

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convention; tired tradition; old custom

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slaughter; massacre

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madness; insanity

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to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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bend; curvature; deflection

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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Borrow

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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to repeat; to do something over again

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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front; frontage; facade; main

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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inside; within

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