jpdb beta

Swansea (UK)

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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to put one's life on the line

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to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

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desperation; struggle to the death

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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is it?; isn't it?

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

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backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

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defender

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please

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

attacker (esp. in volleyball)

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

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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)

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four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing

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sortie; sally; attack

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each time

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

3

highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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hiding; concealment

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

2

grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself

1

rival; competitor; competition

1

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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process; course; mechanism

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

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this person; he; she

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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