jpdb beta

novelist; fiction writer

5

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

even if I told you

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

2

if; in case; supposing

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

give-and-take

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

5

advice

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

(one's) life

3

very bottom; rock bottom

3

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

to bear; to endure

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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objective

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

4

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

3

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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