jpdb beta

carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet

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Kulu (India)

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heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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optics

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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to polish up; to shine up

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as before; as ever; as it was originally

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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being frozen in ice

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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sharply; harshly; stingingly

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motorcycle; motorbike

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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greasy; fatty; oily

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the other day; a few days ago

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first meeting; first contest between

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trio

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tire; tyre

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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million; million seller

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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preference; priority; precedence

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large tree

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to stop walking; to pause

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standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

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normally; habitually

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

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blizzard

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showing no sign (of)

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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thank you; thanks

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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advantage

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quadruped; four-footed animal

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