jpdb beta

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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evasion; avoidance

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personal opinion

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

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offender; criminal

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news; word; tidings; omen

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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armed forces; military; troops

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defense; defence; protection

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plenipotentiary powers; full authority

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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to head towards; to direct one's steps to

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excuse; explanation

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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one month

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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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military movements

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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is there anything else?

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at a loss for words; stumped for words

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

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to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to cast a shadow

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to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness

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against; contrary to

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disorder; disturbance; unrest

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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to mishear

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