jpdb beta

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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he; him; boyfriend

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to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed

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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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magazine; journal

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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prize; award

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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to bring up under one's personal care

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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rival; competitor; competition

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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however; but

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to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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deep-rooted; ingrained

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

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scandalous

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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editor-in-chief

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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all companies; each company

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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