jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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to be worried; to be troubled

3

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

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to die

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acting; performance

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

3

was

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to shed tears

4

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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killing; murder

4

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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go that far; to that extent

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

likability; favorability; popularity

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

even now; still; as yet

2

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

in that manner; like that

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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clearing one's throat; cough

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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father

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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rage; fury

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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