jpdb beta

to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

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violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

3

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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to glare at; to scowl at

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shriek; scream

3

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

6

to rant and rave; to raise hell

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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pity; compassion; mercy

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

way (of doing); manner; method; means

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ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

1

to break down crying

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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

5

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

2

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

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

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excuse; explanation

3

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

5

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

5

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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why; how; for what reason

3

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

everyone; one and all

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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nervousness; oversensitivity

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

wounded; injured

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

4

to be injured; to sustain a wound

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foreign enemy; outside invader

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