jpdb beta

to catch the eye; to attract attention

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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massing (of troops); gathering

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to face the situation

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

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to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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to help each other; to cooperate

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reason; cause; history; origin

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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dilemma; predicament

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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calming down; quieting down

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political opponent

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to come to light

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trial; judgement; judgment

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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one's person

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moon; month

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twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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debut match; debut fight; debut race

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complication; confusion; disorder

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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shooting; sniping

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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