jpdb beta

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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head start; initiative; preemption

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with a start; with a jump

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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precisely because

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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because; for; the reason why is ...

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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sour; acid

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upturned eyes

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

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unpleasant feeling

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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to pray; to wish

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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pale pink; peach-colored

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explosion; rupture; break off

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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of course; certainly; naturally

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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good opportunity; chance

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly

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first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

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virgin; maiden

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

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the one thing that is well-remembered

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