jpdb beta

murder; murderer

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

muffled voice

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or; or else

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being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

this world; this life; world of the living

3

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

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

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

shoulder blade; scapula

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

2

bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

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protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

front; forehead

1

shape; form

1

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

1

wear; abrasion

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

white (bleached) bone; skeleton

2

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

blanching; bleaching

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to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

enzyme

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microbe; germ

1

insect; bug

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

point in common; common feature

1

both; (not) either

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

to want; to desire

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both

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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

1

sphenoid bone (of the skull)

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frontal bone (of the skull)

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base; bottom

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

nose

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to spread one's wings

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