jpdb beta

underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer

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one year; some time ago

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

suspicious

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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please (give me); please (do for me)

4

friend; companion

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tossing

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stranger; outsider

1

assassin; to assassinate

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

4

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

say; well; um; er

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

three times

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

Petra

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

these guys; these fellows

1

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

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

clubroom

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

new student; freshman; first-year student

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

surely; certainly

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

appointment

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment

5

even

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excuse; pretext

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