jpdb beta

defeat; lost battle; defeated army

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commander; general; leader

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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such ... as; or some such

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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military personnel; soldier

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painful experience

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motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle

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conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

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advice

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to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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mania; wild excitement

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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eulogy; compliment

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

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dozens; scores of; decades

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

new; fresh; novel

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reinforcement

2

to send in

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

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to grasp tightly

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a certain ...; some ...

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down jacket; quilted down coat

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

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hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap

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to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

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women and children

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to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

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mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

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absolutely; only

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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massing (of troops); gathering

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as (somebody) says

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