jpdb beta

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to shut up; to imprison

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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intention; aim; design

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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confrontation; showdown

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spirit; disposition

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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children

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who the heck; just who

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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complete stranger; total stranger

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget

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to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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going straight on; going straight ahead

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(Western) playing cards

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pyramid

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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sky; air; mid-air

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volcano

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust

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

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irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

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perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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source; origin

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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true value; real worth

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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equality; uniformity; evenness

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one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter

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runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

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shock; impact; crash

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to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

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