jpdb beta

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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sprain; twist; wrench

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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prima donna

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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ballerina

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

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change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)

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to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

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to head home; to leave for home

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to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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to show; to bare (the teeth)

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muscle

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

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shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

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without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

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wish; desire; request; prayer

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estimate (of costs); budget

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articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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minutes (period of)

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statistical

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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is that so?

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

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to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

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learning; study

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departure; leaving; setting off

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to nod to one another

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march; parade

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to begin to blow

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indigo blue; indigo

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cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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to fling (away); to hurl

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aikido

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pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

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