jpdb beta

to have nerves of steel

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magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

2

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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cheek (of face)

4

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to dye; to colour; to color

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

3

black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

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what; what?; hey!

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

6

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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that's the way it is; such is life

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

6

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

3

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

if I (we, etc.) could

2

look!; there!; here!; that is

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

floorboard

8

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

quadrilateral; square

3

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

6

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

11

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

14

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

8

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

2

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

30

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

93

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

14

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

4

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

as if nothing had happened

2

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

3

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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