jpdb beta

stroke of sword

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strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

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to decide; to determine; to judge

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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self-defense; self-defence

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to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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incense

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side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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recover

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in the background; not standing out

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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the place where one is sent on an errand

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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large sum (money)

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affinity

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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enemy

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

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(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

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stock; inventory

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training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

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(piece of) rope; ordinary method

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to hang (something) on the wall

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old castle; old fortress

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by itself; automatically; naturally

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meaning; significance

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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massacre; extermination

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to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

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spirit world; underworld; the next world

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to show signs of; to appear

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sense of orientation; sense of direction

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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processing unit; processor

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defence mechanism; defense mechanism

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to use up; to squander

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