jpdb beta

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

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to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

space; room; airspace

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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Hello Work (official nickname for the Public Employment Security Office)

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recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

1

personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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with a start; with a jump

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

to keep balance

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

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one drop (of fluid)

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transparent; clear

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to shed tears

5

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

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reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

1

good boy; good girl

3

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

three times

1

dining table

4

at first; initially; in the beginning

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)

3

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

as; because; with; due to

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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tear gland; lacrimal gland

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

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