jpdb beta

to torment; to torture; to harass

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

complete set; all; everything

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

7

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

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minuteness; one millionth

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carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

deep breath

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tiredness; fatigue

2

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

7

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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palm (of one's hand)

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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beet; beat

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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paper bag

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handle; grip; knob

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to open one's eyes wide

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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if; in case; supposing

4

throat

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

2

being filled with; being full of; permeation

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tourist

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

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in the building

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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