jpdb beta

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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animal

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to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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theory

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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power; might; authority; influence

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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fluent; flowing; elegant

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tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

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mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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contrastive

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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zero; nought

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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another thing; other things; another man's property

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compared with

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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to count; to enumerate

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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severe; fierce; stern

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sin; iniquity; crime

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to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

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to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

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purgatory

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guilt; culpability

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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empty space; empty sky

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