jpdb beta

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

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and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to hide; to conceal

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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finally; in the end; on top of all that

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profiting while others fight

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

both hands; both arms; ten

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

eight; 8

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plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

win; victory

6

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

3

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE

1

cuff; armhole

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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weave; weaving; woven item

3

rice field

3

opinion; point of view; visual point

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left eye

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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