jpdb beta

gross; disgusting

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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huge; big; gargantuan

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

2

approximately the same

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beginning; outset; first; onset

2

to summon courage; to be brave

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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quiz

2

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

1

rooftop

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

5

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

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front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management

3

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

3

a moment ago; just now

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to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

1

immortal; undying; indestructible

1

regret; repentance

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

2

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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molester; groper; masher; pervert

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journalist

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feigned illness

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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