jpdb beta

retirement

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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dilemma

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

rare

1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

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appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

event; phenomenon; matter

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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if it is the case that ...

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

4

to take off one's clothes; to undress

3

to exchange words

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

4

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

4

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

5

to cross the line; to go too far

2

chance; opportunity

4

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

(not so) much; (not) very

5

to state one's opinion

2

never ceasing; never ending

1

spite; resentment

2

sexual experience (with men)

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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trivial; slight

4

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

matter of time; question of time

1

higher rank; better position

2

to win; to gain victory

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speed

2

stark naked; nude

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

4

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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