jpdb beta

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

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decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

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oneself; one's body

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any number of times

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

2

this matter; this case

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

wheat field; barley field; cornfield

1

adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

1

starvation; famine; hunger

2

to shed tears

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to build a house

1

unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably

1

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

1

to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

2

marriageable age; chance of marriage

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

if not ...; unless ...

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

1

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

1

marriage proposal; courtship

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

3

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

advance; charge

2

monotonous

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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before now; hitherto

1

special reward

7

region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center

1

to take away; to carry away

1

time limit; time restriction

1

semicircular

2

seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

1

operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight

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as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms

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complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

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three-dimensional map; relief map

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gimmick

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