jpdb beta

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

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strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

4

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

3

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

bully

2

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

castration; enervation

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

2

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

4

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

5

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

1

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

5

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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for example; for instance; e.g.

4

mother; mom; mum; wife

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

5

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial

2

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

rubbing; scrubbing; scraping

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

mistake; error

1

dining table

3

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

that; the matter in question

4

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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