jpdb beta

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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compromise plan

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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very loose; slowly; leisurely

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to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

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point in question (at issue)

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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personality; character; individuality; personhood

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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virtue

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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to repeat; to do over again

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(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

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coin; token; slug

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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shout; yell; scream; cry

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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to frown; to scowl

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...

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one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke

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jump; leap; skip; bound

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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