jpdb beta

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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gasping

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faint smile

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as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

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one's physical safety; personal security

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direct hit

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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thicket; coppice; brushwood

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

2

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

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to run about trying to escape

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

2

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on

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wrist

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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all the more; still more

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to knock down; to slap down; to floor

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marionette

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dispute; argument; contention

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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large number of people

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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(keeping a) low profile

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

3

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

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to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

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avant-garde

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roughly

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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to count; to enumerate

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

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hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

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