jpdb beta

substandard; low-level

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scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

to succeed; to bear fruit

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superiority; predominance

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

4

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

evasion; avoidance

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complimentary copy of a book

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government official; clerk

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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only; nothing but

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

5

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

5

speed reading

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

6

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate

1

loud (of a voice)

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to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions

4

to take out; to drag out

2

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

5

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

acceleration; speeding up

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

piece

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to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

logic; logical

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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everyone; one and all

2

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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river; stream; River; the ... river

3

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

2

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

ruling classes

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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