jpdb beta

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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abrupt; sudden

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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nonresistance

2

key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook

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wax

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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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

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diameter

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centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

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to tear off

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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

4

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

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hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

4

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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watchful waiting; careful supervision

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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space; room; airspace

6

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

1

dim; gloomy

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creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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to shoot to death

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

moving about; stirring about

2

rifle; small arms

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revolutionary

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affectation; pretension

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communist

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performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

3

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

4

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

4

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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