jpdb beta

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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to lure someone; to entice someone

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evening breeze

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having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

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faltering; hesitation

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to be boiled; to be cooked

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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law observance; obeying the law

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one's own work; making by oneself

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listening device; bug; wiretap

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reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

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to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

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(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

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self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

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flash; brandish

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to check; to stop; to keep back

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

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affectation; pretension

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to do so; to do thus

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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explosives

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heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to smash; to break

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to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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to kill by burning to death

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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to smash to pieces

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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to watch steadily; to stare

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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

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doing whatever one pleases

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