jpdb beta

to cross swords (with)

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acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

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ascending and descending; going up and down

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only; just

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pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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stopping just before

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best

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virtue

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

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reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

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spirituality; spiritual nature

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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to enjoy (oneself)

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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practice; practising; training; study

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hand used like a sword in striking

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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impulse; impetus; urge

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

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together; mutually; fellow

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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animal

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and then; after that

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temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

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to force one's way; to push through

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the smell of blood

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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to make frantic efforts

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

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absorbing power

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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one year; some time ago

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to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

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to fall asleep

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