jpdb beta

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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right side; right-hand side

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to cook (e.g. rice); to boil

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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end; ending

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Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

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late summer heat; lingering summer heat

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flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever

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to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

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to leap back; to jump back

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to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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to clip; to snip

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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to cut at; to slash at

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with hushed footsteps

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tomfoolery; monkey business

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correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to rack one's brain

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

4

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

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Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence

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excessive; immoderate

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(having) two choices; choice between two things

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abstraction

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(train) conductor

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worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

2

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

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technique; method

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difference; discrepancy; variation

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to try all possible means

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one's husband

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to lay aside; to set aside

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small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern

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person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man

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

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fencing

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to be breathtaking; to be stifling

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

5

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

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pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

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(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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packing tape

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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before now; hitherto

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

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dinnertime; suppertime

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