jpdb beta

idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

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elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

2

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to think of; to come up with

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

8

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

black sheep (of a family); ostracism

1

name; given name; first name

2

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)

1

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

1

then; well; so; be; is

8

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

4

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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last year

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

3

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

last year

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

to tame; to win over

2

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

case; situation

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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