jpdb beta

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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social life; social intercourse

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

1

use of force

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

cotton print; calico

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wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling

1

cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

1

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

3

flood of customers; roaring business

1

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

3

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

excuse; explanation

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

battle; fight; combat

2

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

2

fresh blood

3

splash; spray

2

body fluids

1

to fly around; to scatter

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to rush over; to run up to

3

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

shaking; swaying

1

to kill

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Felidae (family comprising the cats)

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

two (long cylindrical things)

2

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

fierce attack

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suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

1

bowler hat

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in succession; one by one

2

copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

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