jpdb beta

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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direct hit

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first-aid kit

2

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

3

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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stool

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failure; mistake; blunder

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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to carry in; to bring in

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falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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this for sure; certainly is

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aim

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sheet; bed sheet

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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because

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

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to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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why; how

4

loss; forfeit

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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that; the matter in question

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that is; namely; i.e.

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originally; by nature; from the start

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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