jpdb beta

dark of the night; darkness of the night

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candle

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

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eternity; perpetuity

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

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hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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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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reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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day after day; every day

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physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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as you want; as you will

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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they; those guys

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to settle (a problem)

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to burn; to get fired up

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

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folding one's arms

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indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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one by one; in detail; minutely

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sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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critical condition; being on the verge of death

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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chief vassal; senior statesman

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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