jpdb beta

to raise the bar

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

for the first time in one's life

1

well; now; then

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

the whole country

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

last month

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

at times; occasionally

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

(pet) owner; keeper

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

we; us

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

Australia

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to do so; to do thus

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

elephant

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

perfect; complete

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother

3

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

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

and then; after that

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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rich person

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