jpdb beta

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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stomach

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to burn off

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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way of speaking; intimation

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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cellar; basement

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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foolish; stupid; silly

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to pretend; to feign

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mercury (Hg)

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to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

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direct

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

2

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

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walk; stroll

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dawn breaks; day dawns

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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useless resistance; vain struggle

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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battle of revenge

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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posterity; future generations

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funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral

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imprisonment; captive

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

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punishment; penalty

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empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

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easy task; no problem

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

3

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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march; parade

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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illustration; drawing

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