jpdb beta

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

25

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

3

martial arts

4

be; is

53

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

7

to improve one's skill

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

7

only; sole; unique

1

to become; to be

6

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

93

at times; occasionally

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

19

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

164

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

6

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

8

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

4

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

4

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

5

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

7

nothing but; except; no more than

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to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

56

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

35

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

22

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

10

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

13

something like ...; something called ...

4

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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redoing; doing over again

1

to drop one's shoulders

8

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

11

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

4

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

9

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

5

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

14

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

4

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

8

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

36

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

advice

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

54

foundation; basis

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

90

ten years; decade

2