jpdb beta

brink; outer edge

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to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

offense; offence; method of attack

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

2

to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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feeble

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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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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jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

2

aspect; phase; condition; modality

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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reopening; resumption; restarting

3

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

many years; a long time

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practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

2

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

to appear on the stage

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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to come within sight

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complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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to put one's strength into

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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to need; to call for; to require

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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