jpdb beta

dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to peel off and fall; to flake away

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violence; mayhem

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(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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concern; interest

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members; member; constituent

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to recall; to remember

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

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proposal; offer; request; application

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

2

windy; windswept; blowy

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headquarters; head office; main office

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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straining one's ears

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to turn right; to turn to the right

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to turn left; to turn to the left

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wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face

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long and narrow

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

saliva; spit; sputum

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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dungeon

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gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

carpet; rug; runner

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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pedestal

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skull; cranium

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

3

to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

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laboratory animal; experimental animal

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founder

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to cultivate; to foster

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generous; unstinting

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

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