jpdb beta

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing

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measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

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to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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lens

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eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

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to purse one's lips

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unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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telescope

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unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

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peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

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to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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to be settled; to be brought to an end

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not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

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flight; escape

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almost every day; almost daily

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hard fighting

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difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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defense capability (defence)

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temporary; provisional; interim

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measure; step; action

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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thumbnail

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop

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worm; insect

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to smash up; to defeat crushingly

5

gleamingly; shinily

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to be scared

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emphasizes direct object of action

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impudent; cheeky

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exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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military vessel; war fleet

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(naval) fleet; armada

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marine transport; carriage by sea

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

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survival; remaining; being extant; being left

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to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

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