jpdb beta

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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first day; opening day

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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

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

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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respiratory failure

2

duel; shoot-out

5

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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wall; fence

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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notice; attention; observation

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staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

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down; below; downward

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not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

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zoo; zoological gardens

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stress

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exhibitionist; flasher

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civil official

6

art of conversation

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

against the rules

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pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing

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exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

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fundamental; basic

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proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

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logistical support; combat service support

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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technical skill; ability; capacity

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to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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