jpdb beta

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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both shoulders

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to breathe

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spinal reflex

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

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clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to thrust down; to push off

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source; origin

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to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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bank; coast; shore

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lava flow

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volcano

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ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

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therefore; consequently

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ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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difference; variation; difference

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without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

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to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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side of the face; side

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beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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freezing; freezing over

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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seal

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faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

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common language; lingua franca

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human speech; human language; sound of people talking

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low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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