jpdb beta

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

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call; appeal

4

respiratory organs

2

to hold one's breath

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seizure; attachment; foreclosure

1

dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

1

question sheet; question paper

1

reinforcement; strengthening

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

5

purchase; buy

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(the thing) itself

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dressing room; fitting room

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

2

inquisitiveness

1

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

1

sender (of a present)

1

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

5

ninth day of the month; nine days

1

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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trying on clothes

2

horror film; horror movie

1

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

3

to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)

1

spring break; spring vacation

7

odds and ends; all; every

1

scattering (in all directions)

1

breach of contract

2

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

4

week after next

2

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

to rest one's chin in one's hands

3

disillusionment

3

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

5

one-by-one; separately; in detail

7

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

7

blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

4

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

pricking; stinging; tingling

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