jpdb beta

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

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to give; to do (something) for

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

to bend; to warp; to curve

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adjoining rooms

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

4

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

word; language; speech

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law

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

5

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

2

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

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

2

fact; truth; reality

10

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

4

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

9

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

whatever the case; under any circumstances

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don't you think?; indicates question

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

7

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

2

temper; disposition

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

should not; must not

10

to be intimate with; to befriend

4

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

3

unnecessary; needless

3

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

7

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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to rant and rave; to raise hell

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costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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