jpdb beta

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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to stick into; to pierce; to run into

2

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

1

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

2

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

to hesitate; to waver

4

suicide

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

straw

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

stunt; feat

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special mention

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

2

fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

5

to hang on the wall

1

carpet; rug; runner

1

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

2

improbable; unlikely

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

3

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

2

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

1

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

3

electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

10

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

semipermanent

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

to increase; to multiply

3

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood

1

push

1

throat; singing voice

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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