jpdb beta

violent; rough

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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flash; instant; lightning (speed)

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act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

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(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

1

capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest

4

drama; play; powerful drug

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

2

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

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to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

foolish look; stupid look

1

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

long visit; overstaying

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

step; stride; counter for steps

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

thank you

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

sitting; feast; speech

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

3

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

2

going on a pleasure jaunt

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

other side; opposite side; other party

1

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

1

mother and daughter

3

younger; junior

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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