jpdb beta

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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aha!; yes sir

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

3

first person to say something; first person to suggest something

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

8

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

2

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic

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anyhow; in any case

2

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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if; in case; supposing

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

dinnerware; cutlery

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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

several volumes (books)

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

2

plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris

1

hill road

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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difficult to approach; inaccessible

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

tidying up; finishing

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lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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anything and everything; just about everything

2

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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