jpdb beta

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

2

taking shelter from rain

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well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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splinters of glass; glass shards

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giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

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very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

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principal's office

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infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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to take measures (against); to take steps

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slaughter; massacre

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to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water

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sign; indication; omen; symptom

2

divine aid; divine grace; providential help

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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calamity; disaster; catastrophe

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yourself; himself; herself

2

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

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throughout the body

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gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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escape; getaway; evasion

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

to be moved to tears

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long (time); protracted; prolonged

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regardless of right or wrong; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

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lemming

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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to tell (someone) to ...

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noise; din

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(verbal) message; word (from someone)

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to lead to believe

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after one's death

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edge of a street

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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part; portion; glimpse; bit

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cave dweller; caveman

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sudden shower; sudden downpour

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