jpdb beta

last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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strategy; tactics

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windy; windswept; blowy

3

to raise overhead

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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little by little

3

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to burst (open); to break; to split

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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win; victory

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to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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immediately following

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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(not) one

5

to applaud; to cheer (for)

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to be out of breath

2

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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to breathe

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

lower lip

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ahead; before; ago

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

2

deep distress

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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foundation; basis

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training

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for

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but; however; even though; even if

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

2

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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self-conceit; pride

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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