jpdb beta

to be hot on a person's heels

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moonlight

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to run about; to rush about

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linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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in succession; one by one

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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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acceleration; speeding up

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fluid; unsettled

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straight line

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switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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jawbone; mandible

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each; every

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to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

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amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

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art; the arts

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)

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too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

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to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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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

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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to run up to; to rush over

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

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how much; how many; to what extent

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