jpdb beta

to improve one's skill

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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reluctantly; unwillingly

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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I; me

26

(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

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to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

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don't you think?; indicates question

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

2

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

12

act; deed; conduct

2

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

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to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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shoulder

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

5

dislocation

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

2

commissioned officer; military officer

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

5

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

3

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call

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while; even though; despite

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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subordinate person

5

contagion; infection

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

1

training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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

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shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

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