jpdb beta

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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time of emergency; (in an) emergency

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

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whatever

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

2

to lose sight of; to miss

2

literally; to the letter; literal

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

both feet; both legs

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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

2

sharp parting remark; parting threat

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to encamp; to take up positions

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

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as one had hoped; as one wishes

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big arm; brawny arm

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to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

elbow strike (karate)

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backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

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almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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still; as yet; as it has been

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

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high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

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physical

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to knock down; to knock off

2

incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

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biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

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connection; pull

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

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