jpdb beta

lightning

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to defeat; to beat

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falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy

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calculated; premeditated; considered

2

old grudge; old score

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gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

1

(doing something) in tears

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to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

1

shedding tears; lacrimation

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

1

first world problem; good problem to have

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worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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emphasizes direct object of action

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praiseworthy; commendable; laudable

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ethics; morals

1

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

2

relieving; refreshing; satisfying

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

3

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

great commander; famous commander

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

ought to (verb); should (verb)

1

remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

1

carelessly; inattentively

1

to kill time

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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

dispatch of troops

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proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming

1

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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to hate; to detest

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destroyer

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showing no fear, even of God

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nation building

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pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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receiving; receipt

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to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

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to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

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to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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rooftop

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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