jpdb beta

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

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hula (dance)

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

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alternately; by turns

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to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

2

loading; charging; filling

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to creep; to crawl

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

to run up to

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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one after another; in rapid succession

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ant

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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concentrated fire; intense criticism

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to smash down; to beat in

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

4

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

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long distance; tele-

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to settle (a problem)

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party; gang; company; squad

1

law department; law school

1

passage

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

basso continuo

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to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

3

one boat; one ship

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

3

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

2

annoying; provoking

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to aim at

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to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

3

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

lump of earth; clod

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to burn off

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cloud of dust

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nightdress; nightgown

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