jpdb beta

distinction; differentiation; classification

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solely; entirely; only; or

1

before now; hitherto

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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

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a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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unreasonable demand

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

2

to throw away

4

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

decision; settlement; definition

2

total war; all-out war

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letting (someone) die without helping

2

neck of a horse

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

3

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

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to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops

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what on Earth is this?

3

dance

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to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

3

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

3

all; everyone; everybody

2

to lose sight of; to miss

4

the very best; utmost

3

to try all possible means

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going together

5

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to die

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abyss; ravine

6

princess

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to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

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

4

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

3

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

400; four hundred

4

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

end; close

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

9

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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