jpdb beta

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

3

spouse; wife; husband; partner

1

local newspaper

1

next morning

1

critical; judgmental

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

3

clear writing; specification

1

telephone number

1

report; information

1

ethical

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

illegal act

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

perfectly honest

1

secrecy; keeping secret

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

to establish; to formulate

2

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

general; shogun

1

march; advance

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

existential threat; life-or-death crisis

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

difficult to understand

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

love triangle; eternal triangle

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

Astrid

1

a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

1

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

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