jpdb beta

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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protest; refutation; pleading

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supervised; under surveillance

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best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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a set; a suit

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to hesitate; to waver

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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to lend a hand; to help

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multiplication table; times table

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number; series of digits

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otherwise; or else; if not

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wall; fence

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

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favour; favor

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rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

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to be off one's guard

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capable of anything; liable to do

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hostage

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connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

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hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

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right in front; just opposite; under the nose

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alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

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command; direction

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forced repatriation; deportation

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applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

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premises search; household search

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house search (e.g. by the police)

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

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-made; make

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statue; picture; picture revealing character

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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to arrive home; to return

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