jpdb beta

locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition

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each other; one another

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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third; no. three

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decision; judgment; resolution

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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balance; equilibrium

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

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to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

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to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

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guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

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co-sleeping; sleeping together

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to do as one likes

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to watch for an unguarded moment

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to blacken; to darken

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stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

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faltering; hesitation

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lethal; fatal; deadly

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to lose consciousness

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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damage; breakage

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automatic; intransitive verb

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just because; even if; even though

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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mother; wife

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

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shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

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bluff; false show of power; bold front

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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afterimage; after image

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

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proud; lordly

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