jpdb beta

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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looking on; remaining a spectator

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substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

2

thermal runaway; overheating

5

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)

4

reaction velocity

4

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

2

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

kick

4

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

critical section

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

5

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

grip

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untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco

1

to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

1

as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

1

to do by the use of

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to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

3

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)

3

muscle

2

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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face (of person)

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

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

two groups; two bands

1

predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

2

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

1

willpower; energy; vitality

3

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

state of emergency

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to push (something) against

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rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1