jpdb beta

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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pistol; handgun; revolver

1

gun point; muzzle

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

5

warning shot

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

1

to happen to be present

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stalking

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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to mimic; to imitate

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

just because; even if; even though

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

3

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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few days

3

to like; to prefer

3

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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near; close; beside; third person

1

too ashamed to meet

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loud; sonorous; ringing

2

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

2

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

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

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

evasion; avoidance

1

power; might; authority; influence

2

fatal wound

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

profitable plan; good plan

2

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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