jpdb beta

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

theft; stealing; larceny

5

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

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

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

to die; to go to heaven

1

poor hearing

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

engine

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

drinking water; potable water

2

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

1

to hang (something) on the wall

1

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

sun

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west

2

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

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

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

to sniff; to smell

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

urine

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

3

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

1

crowd; throng

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

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

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

5

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

7

fourth day of the month; four days

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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