jpdb beta

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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front; frontage; facade; main

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

to continue (to say)

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regular customer; general audience; general public

5

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

18

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

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a few seconds; several seconds

5

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

6

to make plans

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

2

rooftop

6

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

departure; leaving; going away; recession

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

sixty; 60

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

1

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

5

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

forelock; bangs

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group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

2

stir; commotion; noise

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

lip; lips

1

good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

showy; ostentatious

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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mere; simple; sheer

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business; trade; operations; sales

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one; same (mind, path, etc.)

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nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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