jpdb beta

figure of speech

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy

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young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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accomplice; cohort

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in a row; in a line

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to lean against; to set against

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

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gloomy; obscure

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

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mysterious; mystical

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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blue

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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African elephant (Loxodonta africana); African bush elephant

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two-storied building

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

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thick and heavy

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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to put into the mouth; to eat

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intelligence

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

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climax; turning point

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Erma

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fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

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to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

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success rate

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change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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the seven prismatic colors (colours)

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outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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war cry; roar

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friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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formidable enemy

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behind; in the rear; in back

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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