jpdb beta

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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growth period; period of rapid growth

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eulogy; compliment

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beanbags; jackstones; cueball

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to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

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finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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locality; local area; limited area

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

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round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

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provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

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to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

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sense of defeat

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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paradoxical

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psychological; mental

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

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guts; abdomen; belly

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loss of material

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to drag out

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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spearhead

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to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

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fork (e.g. in chess or shogi); situation in which two (or more) pieces are attacked at the same time

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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unusual move that catches the opponent by surprise (in go, shogi, etc.)

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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to win after tough bidding

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in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

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blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing

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to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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