jpdb beta

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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right foot; right leg

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ankle

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steep angle; acute angle

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

3

temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)

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instant death

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if we put this another way; in other words; put differently

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

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to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

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watchful waiting; careful supervision

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to play for time; to use delaying tactics

2

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

2

to scrape off; to shave off

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blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

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intensely; heavily

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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absolute secrecy

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hand-to-hand combat

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one's best interests; one's own good

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each person

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the smell of blood

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in terms of; from the point of view of

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understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

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

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

walking briskly; determinedly

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to err

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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physical ability

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

slap; smack; spanking

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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to spread rumors; to spread rumours

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fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

2

disappointment; let-down

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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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pearl gray; pearl grey

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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