jpdb beta

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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to increase; to grow

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best

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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grand finale

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accumulation; accumulate; store

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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fatal; lethal

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defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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coincident with; while; simultaneously

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limits; end; bounds

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

3

Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan

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being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

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China; Chinese food

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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to be smeared; to be covered

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

dying; ruining oneself

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

counter for people

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

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easy; simple; light

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you (plural)

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