jpdb beta

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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both feet; both legs

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space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

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whatever

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practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

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(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

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

2

dozens; scores of; decades

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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willpower; energy; vitality

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physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

2

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

6

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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reply; answer; response

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softly; gently; lightly

2

(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat

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to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

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to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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scenery; scene; landscape

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in swarms; crawling with

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to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

2

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

2

redoing; doing over again

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

4

west

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speed of a boat; draft; draught

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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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command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

4

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

2

history

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prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

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an authority

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presumption; assumption; estimation

2

to drag in; to pull in

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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useless; futile; vain

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strife; struggle; conflict; fight

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recorded in history; historical

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name

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