jpdb beta

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

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public cemetery

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thickly; densely; luxuriantly

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they; those guys; those fellows

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they; those guys

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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

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to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

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sign; signal; cue

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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two groups; two bands

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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to fail to escape

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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roof

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straw

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to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

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here and there; everywhere

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to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

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bright red; bright

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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passage; paragraph

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women and children

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to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

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vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

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hatchet; adze; adz

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hoe

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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drawing one's sword

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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pockmark

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

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to run up to

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instinctive; instinctual

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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accomplishment; execution

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unimpressive; unimpressed

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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