jpdb beta

to shed blood

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tendon

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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for the present; for the time being

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

we; us

6

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

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

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rule

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

faltering; hesitation

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

person; member

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

loud voice

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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

3

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

1

to take out; to drag out

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

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