jpdb beta

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

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sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

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involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

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group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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group of companies; combine

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successor

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to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

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before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

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to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

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to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

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very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval

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win; victory

4

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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runner-up; second (in a race)

1

reply; answer; response

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fierce fighting

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prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

3

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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still (continuing); as ever; further

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in a fluster; in a panic

2

to argue vehemently

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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