jpdb beta

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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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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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

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to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

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turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

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reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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nursing; looking after

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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please (give me); please (do for me)

4

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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six; 6

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

3

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

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pity; compassion; mercy

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it seems that; as if

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bull's-eye; the mark

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tee-hee

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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what on Earth is this?

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apology

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

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sales clerk

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to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

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dawn; daybreak

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

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fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

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rarely; seldom

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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