jpdb beta

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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rumor; rumour; gossip; report

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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the same rank; equality; apposition

1

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

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to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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aunt

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

landlord; landlady

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go home; get out

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

tear-stained face

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to go back

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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apology; excuse

2

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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three or four days

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

of course; certainly; naturally

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freight car; van

5

buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment

1

ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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story; tale

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section meeting

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

abrupt; sudden

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very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

3

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

2

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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opportunity; chance

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ago; since; before; previous

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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to emphasize; to attach importance to

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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judgment; judgement; discernment

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physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

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