jpdb beta

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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OK; okay

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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sense of responsibility

2

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

1

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

that; the matter in question

3

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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number two; mistress; concubine

3

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2

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one's legal wife

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

precious; valuable

1

to tame; to win over

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

deciphering; decoding

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

stop; stoppage; end

1

handcuffs; manacles

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

2

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

1

moral sense

1

fear; terror

1

to sit down

2

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

3

to fail to hear; to miss

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

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skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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