jpdb beta

to refer to; to use as reference

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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to open a path

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advice

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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tip; end; point

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middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

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address book

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

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clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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white smoke

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heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

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arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle

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battle formation; military formation

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to push aside; to brush aside

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smokescreen

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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smoke; fumes

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extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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discomfort index; temperature-humidity index

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palm (of one's hand)

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bottoming out

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time lag

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

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to turn one's back to

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view; outlook; prospect

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deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)

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wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

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runway

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screen name; username

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boarding gate (airport); aircraft door

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crowd; throng

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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