jpdb beta

tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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regulation; control

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on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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letting (someone) die without helping

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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raging stream; rapids

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equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by

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liquid

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extensive; vast range; wide scope

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proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to narrow; to contract

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whole ship; all ships

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dangerous position; peril

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to escape from; to get out

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

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delight; great joy

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crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

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to take someone's pulse

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to make merry; to be festive

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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dark clouds; black clouds

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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omen; sign; notice; indication

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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lightning

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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time limit

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practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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intuition; instinct; hunch

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

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dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

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whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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body of a snake; serpentine

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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