jpdb beta

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate

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to scoop; to ladle out

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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flush; blush

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sigh; long breath

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amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic

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to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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in the end; on top of that

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act; deed; conduct

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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ticklish; embarrassing

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fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

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bottom of one's heart

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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compensating; making up for; supplementation

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to keep balance

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body (of car); frame

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to embrace

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of course; certainly; naturally

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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spider's thread; spider silk

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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wheel flying off its axle

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distance; range

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proportion

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right in half

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

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strong pressure; heavy pressure

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premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

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