jpdb beta

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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to hold one's breath

2

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

4

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

1

cornea

1

iris

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

passivity; passiveness; passivity; (the) passive

1

activity; activity; (the) active

1

fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement

1

roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain

2

doom; fate; misfortune; disaster

1

darkness

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Medusa

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flabby; limp; soft and pliable

4

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

3

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

2

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

3

locking

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

sexual abuse

2

easy to imagine

2

submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

3

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

1

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

vomit and excreta

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

pus; corruption; rot; evils

2

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

2

one life; one's life; one order; one command

1

fuse

2

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

3

to try everything; to leave no stone unturned

1

to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober

2

ouch; ow

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

4

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

2

(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients

1

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious

2

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

maid

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

helper

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