jpdb beta

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

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

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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

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burn mark; singe

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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means; is; as for

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crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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modesty; humility; being humble

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

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to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

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to mimic; to imitate

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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to win and advance to the next round

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actually; really

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still; even now

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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contest; comparison; competition

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to play one's trump card

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personal struggle

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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duel; shoot-out

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left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

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to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

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to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

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