jpdb beta

to shake off

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

regret; repentance; remorse

3

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

1

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

loyalty; allegiance; fidelity

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

2

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

2

stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

(not even) for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit; at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

3

having said that; be that as it may

1

excuse; pretext

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

nursing; (army) nurse

1

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

to torture; to persecute; to excruciate

1

to cure; to heal

1

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

1

noise; sound

1

to run away; to escape safely

1

matter of time; question of time

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away

1

feeble

1

play; drama

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

atrocity; (arch.) treason

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

4

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

impulse; urge; impetus

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