jpdb beta

news; word; tidings; omen

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as many (people) as possible

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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true character; real nature

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bare earth; ground

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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muddy water; red-light district

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

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moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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a realist

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sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

2

plain; moor; prairie

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to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

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to surround; to crowd around

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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the best; ideal

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to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

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to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by

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corner; nook

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disappointment; despair

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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you (plural)

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overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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look of death; shadow of death

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a trickle of tears

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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battle royal

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very loud voice

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quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

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to become fraught with emotion

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tear gland; lacrimal gland

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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(flash of) lightning

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hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression

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to tear off; to strip; to rob

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

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language

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to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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