jpdb beta

succession of defeats

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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comfortably; easily

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to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)

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visual hallucination; vision

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bleak; chilly; dreary

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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you; dear; honey

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remnants of a defeated army

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to approve of

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

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convenient

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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running the whole distance

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to shake off; to throw off

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

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to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

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wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution

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sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

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final stage

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to happen to be present

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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color (of an animal); body color

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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power; might; authority; influence

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

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passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

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