jpdb beta

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

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without leaving any trace

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to go crazy; to lose one's mind

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A-side (of a record)

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(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely

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fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

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B-side (of a record)

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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conscience

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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matter of time; question of time

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sooner or later

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank

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to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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to straighten up; to sit upright

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

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exceptional; unusual

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beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy

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to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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weather; fair weather; fine weather

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

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to jump up to one's feet

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

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closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

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storage space above closet

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flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

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small box; casket

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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light pink; light crimson

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lid (of a box, container, etc.); cover; cap

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