jpdb beta

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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rather; sooner; preferably

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generally

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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from the beginning; from scratch

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

2

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

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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linen robe

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

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strike (i.e. industrial action)

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Parent-Teacher Association; PTA

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chance; opportunity

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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all; everyone; everybody

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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all; entire; whole; altogether

3

wedding ring; wedding band

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family; members of a family

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to go out and away; to leave

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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reaction; response; reaction

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bull's-eye; the mark

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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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)

3

discount price; special offer price

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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within a school

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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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school life

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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