jpdb beta

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

razor

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miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

1

breaking off an engagement

2

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

2

deepening

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entreaty; appeal; petition

1

political opponent

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

2

aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

2

to come to an end; to lower the curtain

4

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

1

irreplaceable

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opponent; antagonist

2

to keep running

2

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

to lose one's life

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

1

face value; par

2

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

to help each other; to cooperate

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

3

(present) head of a family

68

unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

2

to continue writing

1

broom

1

to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

1

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

1

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

1

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

aggressiveness; aggression

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decisive; resolute; drastic

1

the ruler; sovereign

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pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

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great mistake

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