jpdb beta

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

2

to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...

2

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

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like that; so

4

fatal wound

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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drenched; soaked; romantically

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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immediately; promptly

2

nape of the neck

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to have one's neck wrung

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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floundering while nearly drowning; suffering

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

1

should not; must not

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

dozens; scores of; decades

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shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

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to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

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one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

1

to fire into; to shoot into

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

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perfect; complete; flawless

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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a second time; again; once more; twice

5

nice; good; well-executed

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with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

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to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

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boots; boot

5

mud; mire

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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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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

I; me

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I told you so

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

2

shout; yell; scream; cry

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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glove; mitten; mitt

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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this one; with this; in this way

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there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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