jpdb beta

former Soviet Union

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nuclear warhead

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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readiness to die; (in the) face of death

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

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distant land; remote location; distant province

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witch hunt

1

present; current; in operation

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solution; solution strategy

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posture; stance

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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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)

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm

1

ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal

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(computer) format

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

same meaning; synonymy

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

2

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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hurricane

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natural calamity; disaster

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man-made calamity

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outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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utility value

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lucky; fortunate

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joke

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

assembly; aggregation

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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Q&A; question and answer

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

self-introduction

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

(computer) command; command key; commando

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to tear off

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counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

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trade; business; occupation; profession; job

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retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

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to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

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gunpowder; powder

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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