jpdb beta

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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all; every

4

to withstand; to be able to endure

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

5

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

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to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

2

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

2

point in common; common feature

2

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

2

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

6

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

to disappear; to vanish

4

greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)

1

spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

1

prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

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

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

1

silence; stillness; quietness

4

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

4

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

4

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

2

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

4

high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently

1

corner; nook

3

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

3

visitor; caller

2

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

4

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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