jpdb beta

oh goodness!; I say!

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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be that as it may; even so; though that be so

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

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to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

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first place; head position; leading position

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to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

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reassuring; stouthearted

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(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)

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to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove

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(period of) a year; during the era (of)

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to keep running

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long time; several hours; long spell

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including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

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weight; sinker

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to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

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triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

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to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape

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to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

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seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

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such and such; so and so

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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necklace; choker

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to grow up; to become an adult

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treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

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equality; impartiality; evenness

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division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating

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to lose sight of; to miss

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature); Outlaws of the Marsh; All Men are Brothers

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shop

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

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pair

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middle of the night; dead of night

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

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to solve a mystery

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first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

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self; oneself

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