jpdb beta

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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such; like that; that sort of

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

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to whine; to make feeble complaints

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there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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patient; persevering

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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at present; now

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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small talk; chat; gossip

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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to make an appearance

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

2

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

progress; advance; improvement; development

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

to grow up; to become an adult

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

diagnosis; medical examination

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doctor; physician

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doctor's rounds (in a hospital)

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(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

this person; he; she

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bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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