jpdb beta

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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good opportunity; chance

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seeming (to be); appearing; apparently

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one by one; one after another; successively

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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expression; look; countenance; face

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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to state one's opinion

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

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to do so; to do thus

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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disease

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to stamp one's feet

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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how many people; a number of people

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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mass psychology

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contagion; infection

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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fool; idiot; moron

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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