jpdb beta

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

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to give directions; to issue instructions

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

now; nowadays

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

scandal

1

newspaper reporter

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to come back

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

to do as one likes

4

killing time; staving off boredom

1

wild idea; delusion

5

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

7

useful; helpful

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

talk; chat

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

even

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

both elbows

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

1

puppet; marionette

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

6

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

these

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

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

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