jpdb beta

to cross swords (with)

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

3

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

defense; defence; protection

2

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

6

to lose sight of; to miss

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

anguish

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

1

hair styling product (oil, etc.); hairdressing

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to get too skinny

2

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to learn by hearsay

2

any one; any; whichever

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

Erie; Eri; Ealy; Eley

1

to cut at; to slash at

2

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

to increase; to grow

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

tee-hee

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

5

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

2

to examine (medically)

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