jpdb beta

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

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record; transcript

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private document; personal letter

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historian

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myself

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official history; authorized history

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secretary

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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to run about; to rush about

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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steady advance; carrying all before one

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breaking bamboo

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historic; historical; traditional

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declaration; statement; assertion

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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shaking violently

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mighty; powerful

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plainly; clearly; vividly

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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longing; great desire; aspiration

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antiquity; ancient times

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first step

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great victory; crushing victory

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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to bear; to endure

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to be born; to come into the world

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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immediate reply

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bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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both; (not) either

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contradiction; inconsistency

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to smile (at); to grin (at)

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fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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