jpdb beta

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

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

1

each; every

5

to straighten oneself

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

tch; ugh; damn

2

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

8

to wrap up

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

moment; instant

1

to jump up; to spring up

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

vertical; perpendicular

1

to slide down; to slip down

1

angle

1

low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

wind pressure

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

pressure; force

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

many layers; many piles

3

with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

2

strong; intense; severe

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

composite; combined; complex

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

4

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

shock wave

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

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