jpdb beta

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

harassment; pestering

1

while; during (the time when)

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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

1

rainbow

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

standing close together; bristling (with)

2

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

1

parents; both parents

2

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

2

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

(an) only child

1

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

secondary sex characteristic

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middle

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

1

one; one

1

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

conclusion

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strong opposition

1

to do by the use of

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

just managing; with great difficulty

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after that (a substantive change occurred)

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