jpdb beta

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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ha ha ha (laughter)

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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person

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shooting to death

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pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!

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you; I; me; oneself

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to have the nerve to

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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we

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rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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requisition; commandeering; conscription

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

main road; main thoroughfare

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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

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

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sea; ocean; waters

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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barge

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

shades of evening; dead of night

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

incoming telephone call; telegram received

2

main gate; main entrance

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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