jpdb beta

squadron

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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street; quarter; district; area

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great difference; major mistake

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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the end

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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

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sound of an explosion

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

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extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

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be; is

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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thank you; thanks

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

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crocodile

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

4

three people

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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once more; again

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what on Earth is this?

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mother

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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bombarding; shelling; bombardment

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iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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I appreciate your efforts

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was

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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