jpdb beta

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

1

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

2

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

1

finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

1

to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down

1

bisection

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dozens; scores of; decades

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skill

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

3

ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

even though; despite; notwithstanding

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

drool

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(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp

1

effective; successful

1

to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)

1

puddle of blood; pool of blood

1

blue

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family

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sapphire; jacinth

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

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compressor; press

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

handle; grip; knob

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

5

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

1

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

1

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

languidly; loosely

2

pressure; compression; pressing

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torture

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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