jpdb beta

invisibly; secretly; privately

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to hide; to conceal oneself

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

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rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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fierce attack

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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little by little; bit by bit

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beyond that point; after that

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edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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a glance; a look; a glimpse

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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several steps

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head over heels; headlong; head first

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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to be tired of hearing

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

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to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

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wind noise

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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hesitation; indecision

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

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