jpdb beta

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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for example

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centipede

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race

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athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

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(a) row; line

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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fast walking; semi-jogging

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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together; mutually; fellow

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having good eyesight

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game; match; contest

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

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close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

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second (in a series)

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

4

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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readiness to die; (in the) face of death

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

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hard fighting

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altogether; entirely

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

3

universe; cosmos; space

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battleship

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outer wall

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body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

3

literally; to the letter; literal

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firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

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to walk

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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advance; charge

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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most; extremely

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four-eyed; pattern of four squares

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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binoculars; field glasses

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

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shock wave

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cloud of dust

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to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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side wall

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odd number

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