jpdb beta

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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the second time

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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matter of time; question of time

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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himself; he himself

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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opera singer

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just how; how (dare you)

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carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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to keep a promise; to keep one's word

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opposite mirrors

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damn kids; brats

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artistic

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vanity

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belligerence; fighting spirit

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valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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flame; blaze

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divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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disorder; chaos; confusion

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divine punishment

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

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to be greenish; to be tinged green

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to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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hostage

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rifle

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scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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gun point; muzzle

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to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

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