jpdb beta

training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement

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end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

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mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

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to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

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supreme; sublime; highest

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sign; indication; omen; symptom

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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to settle (a dispute)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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to scrape off; to shave off

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parallel; equal; match

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible

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to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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whichever one chooses; either way

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

2

receiving an electric shock

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

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

2

generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

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completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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to beat to death

2

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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(short) rest; breather; break

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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slash; slashing attack

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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to anticipate; to foresee

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