jpdb beta

substitution

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

doctor; physician

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

6

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

3

to cause harm (to)

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

3

possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

1

hiding; concealment

1

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

1

a hard time; pains

1

high price

2

transactions; dealings; business

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

2

to get one's head around; to think about

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

ability; capability; skill

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

1

temporary employee placement

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

felony; serious crime

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as soon as; right after

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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