jpdb beta

myself

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

control

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

1

beyond human understanding

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

2

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

paperwork

1

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

1

observation; survey; watching

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

tomorrow; near future

1

counter for months

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

old friend; old acquaintance

1

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

1

quadratic equation

1

this much; this amount

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

1

work; job; labor; work

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

1

university professor; college professor

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1