jpdb beta

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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voluble; eloquent

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victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

3

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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earthquake

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wicked; evil

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evil spirit

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

3

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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in succession; one after another

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twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

3

to overhear

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

3

plan B; alternative plan

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standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)

2

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

1

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

3

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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to tighten; to press hard

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware

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dump truck

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breakdance; breakdancing

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outside of; not covered by

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a hard time; pains

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to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile

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awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

2

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

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posture; stance

2

action scene (in a movie)

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to wear out

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

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dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

2

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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to cross swords with

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personal; inter-personal

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