jpdb beta

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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intervention

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

suspension from school

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

group (usu. of people)

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

over-familiar

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

form; situation; condition

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

actually; really

6

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

(all) together

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to survive

3

when; at what point

2

to become inverted; to become reversed

1

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

(on the) verge of death

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serious wound; serious injury

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to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

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to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

experiment

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

lucky; fortunate

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