jpdb beta

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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to the end; to the last

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tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

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fate; destiny; lot

4

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

3

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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in succession; one by one

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

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successive generations; successive emperors

3

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

4

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

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

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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well; now; then

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top-class

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

male (animal, plant)

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)

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tiding over

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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turf

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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

2

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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until now; so far; up to the present

3

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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high-school baseball

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