jpdb beta

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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if it is (the case that ...)

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debt; liabilities

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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living expenses

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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refusal; rejection

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that is to say; so that means

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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coward; wimp

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evidence; proof; witness

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nothing but; none other than

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

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counter for months

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less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

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strongest

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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indirect

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Grand Prix

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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chance; opportunity

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to tell all; to give a full account

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