jpdb beta

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)

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last night

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what is it?

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late-night show; midnight broadcast

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way of dealing with someone; attitude

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definition

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for example

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nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool

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assuming that ...; supposing that ...

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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binoculars; field glasses

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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then; if so; if

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rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

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to drag in; to pull in

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hunger; starvation

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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not worth considering; out of the question

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

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to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

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choice; selection; option

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strip mahjong

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

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great war; great battle; world war

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fighting game (esp. one-on-one)

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opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)

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Utah

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hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

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fierce fighting

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

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another time; some other time

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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