jpdb beta

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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breath; breathing; bless; bracelet

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to fight; to exchange blows; to rally

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exaggeration

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personal connections

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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you (plural)

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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tension; strain

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joint struggle; common (united) front

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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to join forces; to cooperate

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to propose; to suggest

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fourth

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

return; coming back

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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welcome home

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to return; to come back

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edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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degree of accuracy

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

to frown; to scowl

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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to mediate; to intervene

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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contrastive

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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you could say that

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

3

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

3

by today; before the day is over

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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