jpdb beta

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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to disable; to override

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offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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specifications; specs

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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inn town; post town; post-station town

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sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping

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dried slices of steamed sweet potato

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

2

drying; dried

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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every time; each round

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throwaway; disposable; single-use

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

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to hide oneself

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

3

sleeping face

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

2

to complete decisively; to do to completion

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something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

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natural (ability)

2

to chase around

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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before now; hitherto

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

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life on the run

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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