jpdb beta

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

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what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

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uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

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to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)

5

(written) contract; agreement

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to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

2

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

1

-ish; -like

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

full speed

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to have the privilege of doing

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

to survive

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

5

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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