jpdb beta

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

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devilish; diabolical

1

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

2

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

2

cheer; shout of joy

3

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

established fact; fait accompli

1

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

6

factorization; factorisation

1

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

2

plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)

1

local maximum

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

3

one's study hours (time)

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)

3

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

3

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

5

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

1

to pour on

7

ability; faculty

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excess; surplus; superabundance

1

having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

1

real life; actual life; everyday life

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

7

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

3

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

3

substitution; assignment

1

variable

1

ten percent

2

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

2

triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square

1

triangle; triangular shape

1

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Thursday, Friday and Saturday

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

2

extreme; extremity

2

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

4

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

3

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

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