jpdb beta

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

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bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

3

guard; sentinel; garrison

4

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

3

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

obedient; docile; quiet

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

3

the other day; a few days ago

2

slow; dim

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self-introduction

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

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

4

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

2

tooth

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

powerless; helpless; incompetent

1

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

3

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

to move forward; to move on

4

each; every

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

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

4

resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

2

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

2

living thing; organism; creature; biology

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

3

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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