jpdb beta

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

2

to turn one's face away

3

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

4

oratory; eloquence

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

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ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

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haltingly; stutteringly

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proper; right; reasonable

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

corner; nook

3

to take off one's hat

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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to cast down one's eyes

4

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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single word; a few words; brief comment

5

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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maybe; could be; might

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

2

artery

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

6

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

half the body; half length

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

3

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

2

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

3

aggressiveness; aggression

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head

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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