jpdb beta

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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winner; victor

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immediately following

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one's own army; one's own team

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

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advance; moving forward; progress

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

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inland

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

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power; motive power; three-phase electricity

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as you want; as you will

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middle of the night; dead of night

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sailing

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running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

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day after day; day by day

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remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

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to cultivate a better understanding

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minimax; minimax (in game theory)

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

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other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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stepping back; drawing back

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to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

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march; parade

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you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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slow, relaxed walk; stroll

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to form a line (row)

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acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

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universal set

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two rows; double file

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

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car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage

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