jpdb beta

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

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to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

5

depending on ...

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political life

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

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both arms

2

letting (someone) die without helping

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once more

2

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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to stretch (one's body)

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

3

night wind; night breeze

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white light; corona

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to talk; to speak

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

sardonic laugh; scornful smile

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

to cut; to slit; to cut open

1

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

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manipulator

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oil pressure

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cable; cable railway

1

to hang; to dangle

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lucky; fortunate

1

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

3

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion

1

lower region; lower part; region below

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lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

1

apology

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shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

4

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

fully automatic

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

macromolecule; high polymer

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artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

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skin

2

buffering agent

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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