jpdb beta

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

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in addition

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

1

several months

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

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wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

from here; from this place

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)

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trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

3

bush; shrub

2

rock; boulder; crag

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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stop

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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favorable; favourable

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in this way; like this

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

2

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

3

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

3

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

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preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

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