jpdb beta

artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance

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slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

bright; intelligent

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

2

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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surroundings; environs; circumference

8

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

1

means; is; as for

1

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

3

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

6

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

1

area; region; district; locality

3

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

5

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

1

to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

3

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

convenient

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being filled with; being full of; permeation

2

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

5

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

4

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

2

small boat

2

for one thing ...

3

on board a ship; aboard a ship

2

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

8

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty

1

to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

1

to like; to prefer

3

interest (in something); enthusiasm

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

1

transport ship; troop ship

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

3

stateroom; cabin

2

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

3

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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