jpdb beta

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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to get irritated

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firecracker

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competition; rivalry; something worth doing

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things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

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lunatic; madman

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matte (metallurgical)

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

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

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surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

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to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

3

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

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indescribable; having no way to express

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

2

feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

3

madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

5

to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound

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one beat

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to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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space; interval; space character; whitespace

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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kick

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pit of the stomach; solar plexus

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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keeping silent; saying nothing at all

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fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

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soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

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comical

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duty of confidentiality

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small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

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you can do it if you try

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lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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excited condition; excited state

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lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

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