jpdb beta

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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rock

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

3

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

3

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

1

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

1

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

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

to experience

1

almost; nearly; close to

3

capture; seizure

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

2

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

1

shoulder

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all; everyone; everybody

7

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

teary eyes

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that day; the very same day

2

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

1

wicked woman; ugly woman

2

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

here; with this

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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monochrome

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

3

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

2

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

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

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

naked eye; the physical eye

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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