jpdb beta

gene; genetic

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deeply

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frantic dash; rushing at full speed

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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car; vehicle

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to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

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crowded train

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commuting time

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to eat into

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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to settle (in a place); to settle down

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

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irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

2

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls

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near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

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rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...

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being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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calamity; disaster; misfortune

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without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly

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I told you so

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to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

2

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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injury; wound

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stray cat; alley cat

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problem child

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teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

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to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)

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old age; oncoming age

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last year

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

2

meaningless words; words that make no sense

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beginning; clue; starting point

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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probable; likely

3

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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near; close; beside; third person

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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