jpdb beta

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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convenient

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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feigning ignorance; acting dumb

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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hope; wish; aspiration

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fool

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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bottom; sole

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to shed blood

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half-crazed; frantic

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bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

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to cling to

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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(on the) verge of death

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right behind

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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sense; infer

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

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shock; impact; crash

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barn; road; bang; bam

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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

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to knock down; to knock off

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to lean over; to lean in

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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painful experience

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to fling (away); to hurl

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violent; rough

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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billowing (clouds, dust)

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