jpdb beta

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

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to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

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to turn one's face away

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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even

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creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

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to be strict with

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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right side; right-hand side

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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top; summit; peak

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to fall off; to tumble down

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thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

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tweed

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thick hide; shamelessness

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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large build; large pattern

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check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

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stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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to blacken; to darken

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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to be infected; to be contagious

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

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

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they; them

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

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to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest

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wax

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eyelid

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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fall; crash (of an aircraft)

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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to hang; to dangle

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both; both sides; both parties

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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