jpdb beta

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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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

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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then; well then; if so

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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means; method

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without thinking of the consequences

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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(judo) foot technique; footwork

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low; low gear

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high kick

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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everyone; anyone; no one

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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to pretend; to feign

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tusk; fang

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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against; contrary to

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

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to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

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degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

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establishment; settlement

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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path of retreat

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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low kick (e.g. in fighting)

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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kick

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

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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shriek; scream

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a throw; a fall

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complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

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