jpdb beta

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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a few moments

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metal

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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to thrust away; to send flying

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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freely; right and left; as one pleases

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to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

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in all directions

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fierce fighting

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uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

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region; limits; stage; level

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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present continuous tense; present progressive form

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

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to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

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self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

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somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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fatal; lethal

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tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

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to cultivate; to foster

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long time; many years

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experience

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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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feint

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to anticipate; to foresee

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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gauntlet

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equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

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strong; intense; severe

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fatal wound

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bitter

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