jpdb beta

to hold up in one's arms

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wild animal

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

2

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

ransom

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

settlement; solution; resolution

4

impossible

2

(fine) art; the arts

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

desperately; for one's dear life

2

heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

1

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

3

to fight against; to oppose; to face

4

imprisonment; captive

2

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

big job; great task

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

2

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

1

hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death

1

season; time of year

1

to pass; to pass by

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

5

these days; nowadays; recently

1

how; in what way; how about

1

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

6

each other; one another

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1

to adhere to formalities

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preface; introduction; preamble

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