jpdb beta

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

12

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

that well-known ...

1

Bruce Lee

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Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

11

kung fu

2

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

because of this

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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just like

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

battle

3

relief; peace of mind

9

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)

2

safety; security

8

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

8

is that so?

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

4

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

5

restoration; repair; mending

3

now that; since; so long as; because

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

8

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

parabola

1

to aim at

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

4

to squash; to crush; to flatten

2

area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to

1

outside of; not covered by

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

3

escalation

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

faint; swoon

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

9

automatic; intransitive verb

2

urgency; emergency

2

evasion; avoidance

1

that day; the very same day

4

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

2