jpdb beta

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn

1

tin plate

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

4

splash; spray; droplet

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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otherwise; if not; or else

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context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances

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itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

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to hint at something

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odds and ends; all; every

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

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swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

to dissolve; to melt

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pelican

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

forest; shrine grove

6

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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please

5

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

1

to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

2

section; cross section; profile

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(with a) start; fright; alarm

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

3

conditioned reflex

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image change; changing one's image; makeover

1

in addition

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well known; well connected

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(riding) spur

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a word or two

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entreaty; supplication; petition

4

glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

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governor; leader; ruler

1

execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

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to check; to stop; to keep back

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mental condition; state of mind; mentality

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to not be taken seriously

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self-righteousness; self-justified

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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