jpdb beta

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

both hands; both arms; ten

5

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

if it's the case

4

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

one's plan

1

uropod

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petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

please

1

leader; leading figure

1

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

intention; aim; design

4

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

noble

4

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

3

certain place

1

low table; table with very short legs

2

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

4

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair

1

swept back hair

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

pupil (of eye); eye

4

prudence; discretion; thought

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contrastive

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