jpdb beta

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

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the former

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the latter

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

invitation

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

5

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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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)

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distant look; faraway look

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

scoop

2

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

10

being startled

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to open one's eyes wide

2

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

2

to repeat; to do something over again

2

apparently; appears to be

2

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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not only

2

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

3

falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

3

full name

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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

2

cause; origin; source

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

3

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

2

confusion; distraction; derangement

1

acute ear; good ear

2

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

5

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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