jpdb beta

urgent business

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blocking the way; standing in the way

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

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to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

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descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

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full speed

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sprint; dash; scampering

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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to chase around

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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locational advantage; advantageous position

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back street; back alley; off-street

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

pipe; tube

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to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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right under; directly below

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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technique; art; skill; move

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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schoolboy; male student

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(right at the) side; just beside

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strange voice

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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