jpdb beta

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

acting; performance

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

1

jealousy; envy

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

actually; really

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

lady; gentleman; person

1

educational institution

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

to pin a crime on

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

loud shout; excited cheering

1

to kneel

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and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

woman who forced her husband into marriage

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

seeing; looking at

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

the last moment; the very end

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

5

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

1

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

(computer) command; command key; commando

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

1

fever (state of excitement)

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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