jpdb beta

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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severe; fierce; stern

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to take a class

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faltering; hesitation

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stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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critical section

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brake

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to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

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irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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desperate; hopeless

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to hold one's breath

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

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difficult to understand

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Cairo

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equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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keeping (something) cool

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gel (hair, soap)

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iron powder

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cloth; fabric

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)

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say; well; um; er

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womanly; ladylike; feminine

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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substantial matter; significant item

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despair; hopelessness

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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on the occasion of

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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overwhelming

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group (usu. of people)

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pile; accumulation

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going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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