jpdb beta

hair's breadth

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right behind

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here; with this

2

to have the nerve to

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

3

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

one second

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decision; determination

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

bus

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to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

warning; advice

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

uproar; disturbance

3

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

1

these guys; these fellows

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

memory; sense; experience

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

multi-

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

further; above; anymore

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

advice

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to turn one's face away

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long visit; overstaying

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

suddenly disappears somewhere

1

space-time

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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