jpdb beta

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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removal; getting rid of

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huh?; what's up?

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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cracker

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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against; contrary to

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to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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feeble

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to drop one's shoulders

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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power; might; authority; influence

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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to scratch; to claw

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one eye; one of one's eyes

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foul-mouthed; abusive

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer

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tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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hypodermic needle

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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injection; jab; shot

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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utility value

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to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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taking no notice of; paying no attention to

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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to go crazy; to lose one's mind

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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hostage

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to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

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opinion; view; comment

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to knock down; to defeat

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to cut; to slit

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