jpdb beta

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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ransom

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

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applicant; candidate; volunteer

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location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

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to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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distrust; unjust suspicion

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degree; extent

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

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opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

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misunderstanding

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to gain strength; to have energy

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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meanwhile; in the meantime

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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married man

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brute; savage; fiend

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(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

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shyness; shame

4

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)

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social; societal; societary

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

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articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment

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to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

3

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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loved one; lover; sweetheart

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to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

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to love one another

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fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

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to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

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majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

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movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour

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