jpdb beta

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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nursing (a patient)

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

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not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired

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to drop; to lose; to let fall

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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picture postcard

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birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

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ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete

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rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete

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diameter

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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bearing

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

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civil engineering and construction; public works and construction

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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coffee shop; coffeehouse

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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sandal

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safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots

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trademark

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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steam; vapour; vapor

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vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to lose sight of; to miss

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

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recently; lately; these days

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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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random; aimless

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to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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old haunts; former homes

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bean sprouts

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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ignorant of the ways of the world

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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