jpdb beta

forearm

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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caller; visitor; company; guest

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companion; company

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

2

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

4

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

the very thing; itself

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small; little; tiny

3

one or two; a few; small number

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

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burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

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

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

2

joke; jest; funny story

3

revenge

2

review (of learned material); revision

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

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thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

simple and clear; plain and simple

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

3

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

3

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

5

to shed blood

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

3

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

2

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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then; well; so; well then

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

4

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again

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