jpdb beta

prophet; predictor; prognosticator

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violent; rough

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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looking or acting as if one owned the place

2

all night; throughout the night

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completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

2

bringing up; raising

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to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

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swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

2

black clothes

4

constable; method of catching criminals

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wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

2

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

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braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

rare (or peculiar) animal

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beautiful girl

4

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

3

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser

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armpit; axilla

2

parent bird

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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to cut the Gordian knot

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difficulty

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prototype; model; pattern; archetypal

1

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

2

one's family; family member

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

2

child's tear-stained face

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dress; outfit

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

means of communication

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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eagle (Accipitridae family)

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small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

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unbalanced diet

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reward; prize

3

emphasizes direct object of action

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grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

4

submission to one's wife

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obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

1

remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively

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unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever

1

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

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