jpdb beta

juvenile delinquent

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spell; charm; incantation; magic words

2

friend; companion

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

Pinocchio

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

smile

4

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

ground; (bare) earth

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

vomit and excreta

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

of all things

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

1

to cut at; to slash at

2

should do; ought to do

1

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

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

fatal wound

2

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

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

1

successively; one after another

1

escape; getaway; evasion

2

you; I; me; oneself

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1