jpdb beta

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

2

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

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how; in what way; by what means

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to drag in; to pull in

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

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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spark

3

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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to slip through; to slip past; to evade

2

just one person; only one

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to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

eye of a needle

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precision; accuracy

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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throat; important part; vital area

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thousands

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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long ago; a long time ago; already

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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decision; judgment; resolution

3

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

2

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

3

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

to freeze; to refrigerate

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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

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