jpdb beta

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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alchemist

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

3

age; years

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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game

2

with these words; while saying

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fist

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

crash; smash; crunch; bang

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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to be silent; to say nothing

2

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

2

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

4

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

3

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

hard fighting

1

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

3

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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declaration; statement

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rule

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to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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to hide; to conceal

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

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admission gate

3

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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