jpdb beta

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

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to turn one's face away

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

acquaintance

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woman; lady; adult female

1

difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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baroness

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innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

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convenient

3

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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being upright and cleanhanded

3

to be exposed to wind

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1

water damage; flood disaster

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

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river management; river improvement; flood control

1

origin; beginning

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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copper ore

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vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

4

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

agriculture

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industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

recently; the other day

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

1

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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firm promise; definite promise

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

2

rather; sooner; preferably

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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to pay attention (to)

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bride

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high class; noble

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subordinate work; assistant; servant

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