jpdb beta

to covet; to lust for

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whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

3

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

4

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

3

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

to do

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

2

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

4

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

1

right under; directly below

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

2

inexhaustible supply

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side

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

to use up; to squander

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

2

to pour on

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descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

one wing; single wing

2

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

immediately; promptly

1

one side

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

hereabouts; around here

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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in the same way as; just like

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to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

needless to say; it goes without saying that

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

modesty; humility; being humble

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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