jpdb beta

half and half; fifty-fifty

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to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

2

one year ago

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like that; that way

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winter vacation; winter holidays

1

ex post facto report; report after the event

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

1

mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode

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LOL; haha

1

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

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

to do

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

1

among (them); of (them)

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steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

2

Sebastian

5

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

7

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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front; frontage; facade; main

1

to sit (down)

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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to serve; to work for; to attend

2

being adopted into the family of one's bride

2

to do

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

2

shyness; bashfulness; shame

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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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

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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age thirty; one's thirties

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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young lord or prince

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neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

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