jpdb beta

wave; ups and downs

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high tide; high water; full tide

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to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

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marker

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

stamina; energy

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

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness

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to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

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beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

2

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

2

shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection

1

miscalculation

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

1

rash and blind act

1

to sharpen one's claws

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

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to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

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to swim

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appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

gun barrel

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

at once; there and then; immediately

1

out of fuel

2

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

same score; deadlock; tie; draw

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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phase

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

offense; offence; method of attack

2

portable (style)

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oxygen cylinder

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

first thing in the morning

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to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

healing item; health item

1

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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one-sided game

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(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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