jpdb beta

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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mustard

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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stimulant; stimulative; excitant

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window frame; sash

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to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

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to come back

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acrobatics

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to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

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site; point on a map; spot

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fortune; luck

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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to use and then throw away

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

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space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

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raging stream; rapids

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to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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harassment; pestering

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to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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to act; to take action

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desperate; hopeless

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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to suspect

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orders; instructions; directive; command

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accidental death

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value; worth; merit

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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apparent

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big snake; serpent

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fish

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

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young (animal)

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swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

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