jpdb beta

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple

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trachea

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to strangle; to constrict

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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straight line; beeline

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

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ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

to conceal; to hide

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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to have one's neck wrung

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serves you right!

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

to speak the truth

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black rim; black edge

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to take off one's glasses

1

pale; pallid

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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peat

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to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

beast; brute; animal

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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sea or river bottom

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land; shore

2

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

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pupil (of eye); eye

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as you see; as you can see

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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moreover; in addition

2

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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