jpdb beta

carnivore; carnivorous animal

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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to change completely; to change suddenly

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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

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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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glad countenance; joyful look

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gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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change of course

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

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motion

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biggish; largish

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

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chasing; chase

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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altogether; entirely

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

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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still; as yet; as of old

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narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

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purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

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to run around; to bustle about

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break in time; interruption; pause

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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to increase; to multiply

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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aim

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curve

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low hit (e.g. in baseball or golf); downhill

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shortest distance (to)

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middle

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the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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