jpdb beta

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

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to jump from one thing to another

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mystery

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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suspect

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to dispel doubts

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to arrest the culprit

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ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

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unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

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outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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not

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

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running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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change of course

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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on-the-site inspection

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

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balance

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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blazer

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inside; interior; inner part

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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blink (of eyes); wink

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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