jpdb beta

evidence; proof

2

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

article for pawning

1

one's (official) authority; power

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

1

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

highest grade; top class

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

2

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

three years

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet

1

another; different; separate; discrete

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

community property

1

action; operation; effect; function

1

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

1

watering; sprinkling

1

expenses; disbursements

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

to want; to desire

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

more than expected

1

number of days; period of days; daily interest rate

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

fifth day of the month; five days

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

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to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

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