jpdb beta

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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grandiose; exaggerated

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

one hour

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

to begin to drink

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teatime; tea break; coffee break

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and; thereupon; because of that

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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such; like that; that sort of; very

1

coherence; order; focus; point

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

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perfect attendance

2

was

2

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

after graduation

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

3

formal marriage interview

1

unofficial report; confidential report

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connection; pull

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future (usually near); prospects

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

distant look; faraway look

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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for example; for instance; e.g.

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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family; members of a family

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in comparison to; rather than

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

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it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

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strong; intense; severe

2

refusal; rejection

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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