jpdb beta

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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predator

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nature; Mother Nature

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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OK; okay

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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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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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in comparison to; rather than

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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to show; to display

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technique; art; skill; move

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

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heat haze; shimmer of hot air

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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seven

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crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

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offensive ability

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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