jpdb beta

Decae

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three-stranded

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fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to scratch; to claw

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cause; origin

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to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

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to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

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scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)

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quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

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one revolution; one rotation

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association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise

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deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

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amusement; fun; brief entertainment

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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technique

2

plan; project; scheme

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to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

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sparring partner

2

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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even

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pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field

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to hint at something

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bluff

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest

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shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

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in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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percentage

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mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

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being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

2

draw

3

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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empty; vacant; hollow

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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action

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

longest; oldest

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

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long-range

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

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to come to an end; to lower the curtain

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