jpdb beta

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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much less; to say nothing of

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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tone

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

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chapel

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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flashbang; stun grenade

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safety pin

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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mother ship

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state of progress

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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Santa Claus

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cartridge case

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gunpowder smoke

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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learning; study

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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going through; going via; going by way of

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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competent; suitable; qualified

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sly; cunning; crafty

2

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

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to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

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trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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to be at a loss for words

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to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

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worries; cares; troubles

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extra-high; ultra; super

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intercept; interception; counter-attack

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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outsider; layman; amateur

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relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

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largest class; top category

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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