jpdb beta

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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nonstandard; substandard

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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conclusion

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

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extreme; extremity

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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Tarr

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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competition; contest

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

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playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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to escape; to run away

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