jpdb beta

dozens; scores of; decades

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fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

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south

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walking; going on foot

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march; marching

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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good walker

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succeeding; following; trailing; next

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heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

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white background; blank; female virgin

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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to hide oneself

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moment; instant

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challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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leader; leading figure

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to draw a sword

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the entire strength; all hands; all the members

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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the same generation; coeval

2

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

2

warning; advice

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(a) bunch; (a) bundle

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

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nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

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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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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

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at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

prayer; supplication

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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this world; this life; world of the living

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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accident

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