jpdb beta

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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(right at the) side; just beside

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to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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comparatively; relatively

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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fatal wound

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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left shoulder

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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posture; stance

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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great mistake

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

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datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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to have the nerve to

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expectation; assume will happen; forecast

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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each; every

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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

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deep crimson

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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

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becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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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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