jpdb beta

end; close; termination

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

3

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

flight; desertion; escape

2

few in number

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personal information

1

road; highway

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

2

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

angle

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to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

1

semibasement; semi-basement

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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password

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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key card; card key

2

electronic sound

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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entrance hall

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

5

marble

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

four corners; four ordinal directions

2

angel

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

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exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

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upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

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rich person

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grandiose; exaggerated

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

2

you

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to speak ill of; to disparage

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

wine cellar

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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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