jpdb beta

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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reinforcement

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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night attack; nocturnal assault

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making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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occupied territory

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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

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trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

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spell; charm; incantation; magic words

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to burn to a crisp; to scorch

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to slim down; to lose weight

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to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net

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carbonization; carbonisation

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motion

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

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this and that; one thing or another

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good evening

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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good night

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pronunciation; production of sound

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infancy; childhood; tender age

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language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

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going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

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emotional strength; force of will

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tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought

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sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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possibility; potential; expandability

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outside the country; abroad

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political activity

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type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern

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(being on the) defensive

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phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

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strategy; tactics

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liveability; livability

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loss; forfeit

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

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huh; I'll be damned; well!

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