jpdb beta

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

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gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

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be; is

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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accomplice; cohort

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honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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board chairman

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

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legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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excuse; explanation

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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three people

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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such; like that; in that way

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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fire alarm

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reaction; response

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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and; thereupon; because of that

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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sensor

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malfunction; failure

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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locked room; secret room

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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