jpdb beta

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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to compete with; to vie for

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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to cross swords (with)

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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to get excited

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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garments; attire

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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(appropriate to) time, place, occasion

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

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(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

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fighting spirit; (will to) fight

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hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)

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advice; warning

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calling on; visiting

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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to pawn; to pledge

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to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

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setting a bad example to others

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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forever; in perpetuity

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

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cool breeze; refreshing breeze

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summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke

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brilliant; bright

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

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to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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beer

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