jpdb beta

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

4

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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bad habit; bad habits

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

according to (someone)

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in the same way as; just like

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

extreme; extremity

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ability; faculty

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

discord; antagonism

1

grudge; ill will; enmity

1

to meet face-to-face

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

to run about; to rush about

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

1

to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

retort; back talk; backchat

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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(not) a soul; (not) a single person

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walking sound; footsteps

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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explanation; interpretation

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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