jpdb beta

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

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half share; half a man

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dung beetle; tumblebug

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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stoutness; corpulence

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to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

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old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly

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to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

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to laugh scornfully; to sneer at

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to slide up; to drag up

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suspicious; doubtful

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to set fire (to)

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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to be expensive; to be costly

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detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around

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to wipe; to dry

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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lawn; sod; turf

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flower bed

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west

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watering (plants)

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painting (houses, fences, etc.)

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to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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to get tired out; to be exhausted

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shade; shadow

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refrigerator; fridge

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whipped cream

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preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar

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on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

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oven

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to point at

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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salmon pink

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cocktail dress

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bow tie

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