jpdb beta

what's what; heads or tails

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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government official

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

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section manager; section chief

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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

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rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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self; the ego

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world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

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respiratory organs

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digestive organs

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factor

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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filter (esp. camera)

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lethal; fatal

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allergic reaction

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unrelated

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being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly

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tragicomedy

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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so far as

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

to become better; to improve

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

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airline company

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newspaper company

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clean (pure) culture

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second son

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but; however; provided that

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smallish; on the small side

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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common first-stage (university entrance) examination

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to begin some form of lifestyle

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real thing; original; actual

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necessity

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