jpdb beta

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to bend oneself backward

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

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skill; dexterity; master hand

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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gluttonous; greedy

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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bow shape; arc; arch

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bridge

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fulcrum

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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to jump up; to spring up

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to temper a sword; to forge a sword

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to cut at; to slash at

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angle

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

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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sly old dog; old fox

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conduct; behavior; behaviour

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to hate; to dislike

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physique; constitution

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physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

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contest of strength; trial of strength

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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master; expert

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one's dominant arm

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

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balance; equilibrium

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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easy; simple; light

2

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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(judo) foot technique; footwork

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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