jpdb beta

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

meaningless; pointless

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

5

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

5

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

4

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

prey; victim

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

course of action

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

decision; determination

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

4

starry sky

1

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

enemy camp; enemy line

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

enemy nation

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middle

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

2

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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