jpdb beta

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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at any rate; anyhow

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

2

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

2

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

apology

1

settlement; solution; resolution

14

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

3

indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

4

death by suffocation; death by choking

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

sarcastic; derisive

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

locking

1

inside; interior; inner part

3

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

8

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

3

direct

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

darkroom

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one room

1

just because; even if; even though

3

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

2

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

1

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

3

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

as it is; frankly

1

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

1

history

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

great person; eminent figure

1

active

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violent

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

4

to escape danger

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

4

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

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