jpdb beta

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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what

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orphanage

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debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

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personage; person (deserving of respect)

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

4

everybody; every last one of them; all

3

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

6

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title

3

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

6

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

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supply; supplying; replenishment

1

smooth (i.e. without problems)

2

rival; competitor; competition

2

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

2

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

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angry voice

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ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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-like

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mohawk (hairstyle); mohican; Mohican (tribe); Mahican

2

small; little; tiny

4

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

3

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

3

habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)

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losing weight; slimming; lean person

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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