jpdb beta

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

4

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

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regret; repentance

2

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

dry riverbed; river beach

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to fight; to exchange blows

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

roughly

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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even if not; even without

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honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken

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unfinished; in progress

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

5

after graduation

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

4

end; tip; extremities; terminal

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to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

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school; sect; party

2

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

2

of great promise; with a promising future

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

2

stage actor; stage actress

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging

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excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer

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to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

10

dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

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street oratory; soapbox speech

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

3

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

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to be touching; to be moving

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public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

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