jpdb beta

orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration

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darkness

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

scholastic; academic

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

4

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

2

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

7

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

3

level; value

1

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

5

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

5

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

way; method; means

6

to grow old; to age

6

praise; glorification; extolment

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

3

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping

1

unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

3

entire world; whole world; world stage

1

weak person; the weak

1

redoing

2

(for) how many days; what day (of the month)

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

3

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

gliding (through the air)

2

preservation; retainment; keeping

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

to cross

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to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

2

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

4

due west

2

due east

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magnet; compass

2

compass

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

several times; once or twice

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

2

growth (of a plant)

1

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

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