jpdb beta

contract

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so much; so; like that

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

6

book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

knowledge; information

4

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

3

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

2

the latter

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

6

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

yes; that is so

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

1

precisely because

2

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

conscience

2

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

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

pale; pallid

2

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

10

flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

3

physical

2

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

3

to pour on

2

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

3

both hands; both arms; ten

5

strange voice

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

5

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

person of common sense; common sense man

3

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

6

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

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