jpdb beta

metal

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

two classes; double; two sets

1

an issue being settled; a case being closed

1

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

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

2

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to begin to speak

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

reply; answer

3

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

to give a reason

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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precisely because

1

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

1

vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight

1

to say things to ease one's mind

1

that's so, isn't it

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

to be at a loss for words

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

seeming lonely

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

whatever

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

2

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

bestseller

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new-generation

1

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

1

imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

1

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

4

word game; wordplay; playing with words

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

5

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

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