jpdb beta

shark

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

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snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

reading with pleasure

1

Christian

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Europe and America; the West

3

birth (regal); nativity

2

to smile a smile of satisfaction

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sophistry; sophism

2

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

4

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

unseasonable; out of season

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

to do together

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

to finger; to tamper (with)

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

2

brave; heroic; gallant

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

4

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)

1

to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result

2

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

1

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

1

to love

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minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)

4

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

let's go

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

good wife and wise mother

1

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

1

cold wind

2

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

11

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

rule of thumb

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original plan; original bill; original motion; draft

1

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

1

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

first 10 days of the month

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

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