jpdb beta

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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practice; practising; training; study

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abolition; repeal

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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famous; fame

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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the very thing; itself

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to lose sight of; to miss

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greatest mistake of one's life

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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castle

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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my; our; one's own

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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really; truly

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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good grief

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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great difference; major mistake

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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