jpdb beta

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

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commendation ceremony; award ceremony

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each other; one another

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fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

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to extol; to give praise

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to perspire; to sweat

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

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bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to make a serious effort

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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justification; warrant

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self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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to compare with the eye

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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to happen to pass by

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tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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

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we

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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individual; private person; personal; private

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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intention; aim; design

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next; secondly; subsequently

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question; query

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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unnecessary; unneeded

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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bow (salute, greeting)

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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