jpdb beta

dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk

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victim

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to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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forty; 40

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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emergency

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to make; to manufacture

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to compose; to put together

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lumber; timber; wood

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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behind; in the rear; in back

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position

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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standing on tiptoes

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police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle

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roof

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

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empty; vacant; hollow

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just before

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to cancel; to call off

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midday; broad daylight

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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as far as the eye can see

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dazzling; radiant

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

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royal palace

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

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to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

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(vocal) volume

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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a certain ...; some ...

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neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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