jpdb beta

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

5

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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certainly; surely

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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to be enthralled by; to be disguised as

1

starting a business; promotion of enterprise

1

research

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

2

decision; ruling; judgement; judgment

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

2

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

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to make known

2

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

extreme; radical

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

4

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

house; dwelling; human habitation

1

shop; small store; business; firm

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

2

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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town hall; city hall

3

in the end; on top of that

2

petition; appeal

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

4

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

4

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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boiling point

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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outer moat (of a castle)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

distribution

3

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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