jpdb beta

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

2

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

secondary; subordinate

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aspiration; ambition

5

stillness of night

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

2

jet black

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bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

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good evening

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

2

fluent (in a language); flowing

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disposition; nature

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affectionate mother

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each and all; every single one; everybody

2

stale; hackneyed; cliched

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

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impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

2

ridiculous; absurd

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

8

unreasonable; naughty

1

to find fault with; to question

1

datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

1

fastest

1

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

to gush forth

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to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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from the beginning

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to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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pure white

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recollection; reminiscence

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bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

boss; chief; head

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same kind (race); homogeneousness

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coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis

2

resurrection (of a company or school, etc.)

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to do over; to remake; to resume

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