jpdb beta

arrival

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high fever; pyro-

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Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

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bright red; crimson lotus flower

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suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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stepping back; drawing back

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thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

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walk

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running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

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desperation; struggle to the death

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hot wind

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain

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complaint

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(mountain) ridge

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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to crack jokes

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to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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water vapour; water vapor; steam

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to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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to throw into

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carbon dioxide

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science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

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too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

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certainty

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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consideration; thought

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

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poisoning; addiction

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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to let an opportunity slip

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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