jpdb beta

an issue being settled; a case being closed

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

though one didn't intend (expect) to

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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real name

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the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

deep place; depths; depth; profundity

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

5

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

in a bad mood

3

chill; the shivers; shivering fit

1

without

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

3

to mark the end; to spell the end

2

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

coagulation; freezing; solidification

1

calamity; misfortune

1

to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

1

change; transformation; inversion

2

salvation (of the world); saving the world

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

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wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling

1

interest (in something); enthusiasm

2

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

3

willpower; energy; vitality

3

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

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person concerned; interested party; related party

2

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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to lure; to invite out

3

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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timid; faint of heart

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

3

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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