jpdb beta

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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heat up

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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this year; this fiscal year; this school year

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to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

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disgrace; humiliation

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

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grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

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if you insist (on it)

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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uncle

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

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hit; strike; blow

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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(one's parents') home

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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bullying; teasing

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foreign enemy; outside invader

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cheerful; lively; lighthearted

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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touch; contact

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bang on the money; spot on; right answer

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sly; cunning; crafty

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archer; shooter; bowman

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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loitering; hanging around; wandering around

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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propulsive power; driving force

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martial arts; military arts; Bushido

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jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu

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Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

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upper half of the body; upper body

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incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

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lower half of the body

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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