jpdb beta

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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still more; especially

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short pause; short interval

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faltering; hesitation

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clenched fist

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breast; chest

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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ground glass; frosted glass

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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stillness of night

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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call; appeal

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to be expensive; to be costly

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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to sniff; to smell

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rosemary

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feel when biting; manner of enunciation

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smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

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to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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to experience

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

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to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

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reptiles

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stifled (laughter); simmering

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to burst into laughter

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

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to send (rain); to shed

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avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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foolish; stupid; silly

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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to walk noisily; to walk loudly

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

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overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment

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huge; big; gargantuan

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