jpdb beta

to govern; to manage; to subdue

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to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough

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curse; spell; malediction

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to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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stir; commotion; noise

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people

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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a few years ago; some years back

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to ask the way

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passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

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this area; around here

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simply; merely; only; solely

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paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

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other side; opposite side; other party

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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barricade

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closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

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alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

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similar

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

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to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

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foolishness; silliness

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to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

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underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

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trousers; pants

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skin

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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thread; yarn; string

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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to escape

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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end; conclusion

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to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

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one's mind

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

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to become clear; to be made public

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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