jpdb beta

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

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tone; manner of speaking

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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accomplishment; execution

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interruption; suspension; break

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pitch-black; jet-black

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massing (of troops); gathering

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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to fly around; to scatter

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

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all; everyone; everybody

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate

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haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

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regular hexahedron; cube

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crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

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so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

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each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

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quadrilateral; square

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to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

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performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

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puddle of blood; pool of blood

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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protection

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perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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unlucky

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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lucky; fortunate

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with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks

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piling up; multiple layers

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to scatter; to spread

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