jpdb beta

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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connection; pull

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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drinking straw; straw

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to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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to pull in (fish); to land

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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just a little

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ideal; ideals

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

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(in) one's own way

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

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sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

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

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blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

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jam-packed; packed in like sardines

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to raise overhead

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to do together

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reduction by half; halving

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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collarbone; clavicle

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to pierce

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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fainting in agony

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

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miscalculation

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opportunism

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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