jpdb beta

action

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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to blush; to redden

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

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cavalry; mobility; maneuverability

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agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

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closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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to mediate; to intervene

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

to survive

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

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to run up to

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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gasping

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bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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lens

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to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

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to surround; to crowd around

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hesitation; indecision

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

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to peek; to peep

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taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

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