jpdb beta

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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pride; dignity; self-respect

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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top; summit; vertex

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to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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rush; charge

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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feeble

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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thread; yarn; string

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doll; puppet; figure

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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excited condition; excited state

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to cling to; to embrace

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

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to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

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manner of using one's hands

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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to pour on

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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

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to examine someone's expression

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cold sweat

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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palpation

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

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then; if so; if

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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if so; in that case

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to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

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