jpdb beta

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

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extraordinary; uncommon

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

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to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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game; contest; bout

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to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

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training range; training grounds; training area

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entirely; (not) at all

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professor; teaching; instruction

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great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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crops; agricultural produce

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(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

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village

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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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years later

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tax

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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shallow knowledge; superficial learning

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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in those days; at the time; then

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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economic disparity

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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

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privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

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under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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as always; as usual

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everyday occurrence

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each time it happens; at all such times

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state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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to get angry

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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alcohol; sake

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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