jpdb beta

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

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victim

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relief; aid; rescue

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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in all directions

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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ridiculous; odd

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

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tusk; fang

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to lay aside; to set aside

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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advice

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one's possessions; ownership

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one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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to bite off

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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precision; accuracy

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point of a sword

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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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convenient

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grief; lamentation

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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pouring; injection

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

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