jpdb beta

act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

4

living thing; organism; creature; biology

2

instinct

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

logical

3

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

to cling

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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brazenly; unabashedly

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

4

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

1

injury; inflicting bodily injury

3

lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

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

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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sporadic

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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bold; daring; audacious

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

2

how many people; a number of people

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

worthlessness

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harmful; hazardous

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

2

the former; the first

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