jpdb beta

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

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elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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trap

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to produce a sound

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to distract one's attention

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strong; resolute; firm; strict

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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as (somebody) says

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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to distract

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

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tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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childish; child-like; innocent; naive

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short pause; short interval

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to vomit; to spit out

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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in the face of the enemy; before the enemy

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central breakthrough

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middle

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

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forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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reconstruction

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to take time

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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diarrhea; diarrhoea

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pursuer; pursuing party; posse

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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surprise attack

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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