jpdb beta

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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to lend a hand; to help

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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helper; assistant; help

2

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

5

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

4

iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

1

to draw a conclusion

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to hide oneself

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

noise; din

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the sense of hearing

2

shriek; scream

4

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

4

breathing; respiration

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to fall flat; to fall face down

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to open one's eyes wide

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mishearing

2

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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opposite; reverse; contrary

4

gulpingly; in one gulp

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

12

rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy

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to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

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instantly; resolutely

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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or something

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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