jpdb beta

to rack one's brains

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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we

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to make a sound

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drum; drums; drum kit

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flute

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percussion

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cymbal; cymbals

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to ring; to clang

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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hooting; jeering; heckling

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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audience; spectator; spectators

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dance (esp. Western style); dancing

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to dance; to perform dance steps

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remaining quantity; residual quantity

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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emotional strength; force of will

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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fatal; lethal

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

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to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

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to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)

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noise

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speaker

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to move forward; to move on

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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iron pot; kettle

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to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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every morning

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

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to shake one's head

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right to choose; a say; option

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to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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