jpdb beta

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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rubble; debris; wreckage

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

a bit more; a bit longer

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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in accordance with; according to

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to embrace

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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battlefield; battleground

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emergency evacuation

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

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interruption; suspension; break

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just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing

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to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

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shin; shank; lower leg

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

2

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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completely; not at all

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