jpdb beta

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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unbelievable (extent)

1

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

since when; from when; how long

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

1

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

to kick (at someone, something)

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

suspicion; distrust

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

2

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

3

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

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sensation; feeling

1

to lose one's composure

1

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

auditory hallucination

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

1

to scan; to look over

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to keep silent

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

2

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

aim

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

2

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

2

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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