jpdb beta

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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radiation; emission

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gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

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moderate; proper; just right

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to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

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promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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you; people

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with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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kneeling

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whispering into a person's ear

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associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place

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Dafoe; Defoe

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someone; unknown person; I; me

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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left side

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

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continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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if it is (the case that ...)

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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our

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you (singular)

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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to arrange not to contradict each other

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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retainer; attendant; escort

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several months

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face

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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worry; anxiety; concern

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(one's precious) only child

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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in that way; like that; that way

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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now; come (now); well

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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