jpdb beta

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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work; job; labor; work

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

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go home; get out

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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then; well; so; well then

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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rival; competitor; competition

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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official member

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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Mafia

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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