jpdb beta

(means of) raising money

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stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser

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miser; niggard; cheapskate

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cross-border

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limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

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fee; charge; fare

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

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dirt cheap; very cheap

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not worth considering; out of the question

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lack of funds

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intermediate level

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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cheap hotel

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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second son

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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(very) patient; persevering

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fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience

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to bud; to sprout

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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earnest; single-minded

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

2

several tens

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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to incur someone's enmity

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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conclusion

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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old man; old geezer

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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red face

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rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

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person with a bounty on their head

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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inevitably; certainly

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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hey!; hey!

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to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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to tumble down; to roll down

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arithmetic

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