jpdb beta

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

2

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

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face (of person)

2

forward somersault; forward roll

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darkness; the dark

2

four corners; four ordinal directions

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to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

hard to see; obscured

1

pair; couple

1

break in the deadlock

1

enemy attack; enemy raid

2

reply; answer; response

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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left side; left-hand side

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

2

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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landing

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numerical; quantitative

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

to get accustomed to using

1

great difference; major mistake

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

4

how; in what way; how about

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being on duty; being on watch; person on duty

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

8

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

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

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to examine someone's expression

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to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

3

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

3

to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

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dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

2

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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intuitive

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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