jpdb beta

finish; completion; the end

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at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything

1

kiss

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

trembling or quavering voice

1

touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

miscalculation

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

hoarse voice; husky voice

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to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

to arrive home; to return

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

to turn one's face away

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

being lost for words

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

2

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

to be related (by blood)

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

fiance; fiancee

1

Tod; Todd

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(vehicle) wheel

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

inheritance; something given or received

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

carpet; rug; runner

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(flower) vase

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

liar; fibber

3

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

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