jpdb beta

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

2

beads of sweat

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

palm sweat

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

10

to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)

1

limit; bound

3

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

5

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

1

to slip off

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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almost; nearly; close to

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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(on) horseback; riding a horse

3

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

5

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

one grain; one drop; one bead

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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to pull up; to haul up

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to hold up in one's arms

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precisely because

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this person; he; she

5

the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage

1

sisters

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rank; ranking order; hierarchy

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

1

society; public; community; social studies

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

3

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

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to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

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self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

4

to be born; to come into the world

4

to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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busy; having no time (for)

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in the morning; during the morning

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afternoon; p.m.

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