jpdb beta

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

2

to creep; to crawl

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to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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(dead) body; corpse

1

plump

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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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

2

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

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

2

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

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

1

to cause harm (to)

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to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

3

to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

1

way; method; means

1

stature; height; size; physique

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

1

right; privilege

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

avoiding or dodging responsibility

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

to shrug one's shoulders

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

contract; compact; agreement

2

bringing up; rearing; upbringing

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

biological parent; real parent

1

to be greedy; to covet

2

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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