jpdb beta

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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of no interest; not interested

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

to blank out; to panic

4

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

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feelings of guilt

1

to strangle; to constrict

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

to slide down; to slip down

1

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

4

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

2

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

4

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

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to tell a lie; to fib

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

to make eye contact

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

4

to stiffen; to harden

2

instinctive; instinctual

2

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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play-biting

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

serious

2

to add (to); to add on; to append

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

it seems that; as if

3

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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

3

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

3

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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