jpdb beta

frilly; fluttery

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abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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particularly; only; in the case of

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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to disappear; to vanish

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thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

2

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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treasure

2

good policy; wise policy; best plan

2

should; must; ought to

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shorter way; shortcut

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

3

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

2

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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probability; likelihood

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

to stare back at; to look back at

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to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

certain; sure; no doubt

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

3

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

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threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

immediate reply

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complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

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