jpdb beta

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)

2

probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

2

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

one and only; unique

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

3

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

3

to tumble down; to roll down

1

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

2

will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

1

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

1

emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence

1

in heaps

1

final farewell (in this life)

1

school of one's (first, second) choice

1

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

1

sphere; circle; range; category

1

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

1

one month

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

3

to overflow from something full

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy

2

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

2

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

1

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

2

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

2

and then; and so; and; so then

3

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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