jpdb beta

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

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about when; about what time; how soon

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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going around; patrol; round; tour

5

(with a) crack

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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bodyguard; escort

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object

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to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to

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big frame; large figure; huge body

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sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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darkness; the dark

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

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sphere; circle; range; category

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locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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hey; hold on; come on

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

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arc

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passing each other

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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hand used like a sword in striking

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new moon; crescent moon

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scar

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hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism

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based on; on the basis of

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sweeping sideways; mowing down

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primeval forest; virgin forest

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large tree

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to smash; to break

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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arc (esp. electrical)

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carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

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