jpdb beta

grimace; sullen face

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skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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disturbance; riot; mayhem

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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several days later

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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harbour; harbor; port

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offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

4

in terms of; from the point of view of

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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token (effort); something done for form's sake

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religious conversion

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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outbreak of war; starting a war

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

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indescribable; inexpressible

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intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

rout; collapse

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

to polish up; to shine up

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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

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armistice; ceasefire

2

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

according to (someone)

1

to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

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twice

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three times

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presentation techniques; way of showing something

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as planned

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other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

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to propose; to suggest

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sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal

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fifth day of the month; five days

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