jpdb beta

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

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to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

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(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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for a long time

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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disappointment; despair

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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clearing one's throat; cough

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eloquence; fluency (of speech)

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the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)

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below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

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mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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most numerous

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

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means; is; as for

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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