jpdb beta

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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prime minister; premier; chancellor

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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estimate (of costs); budget

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

to be thrilled; to be excited

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

5

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur; the big day

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

invention; intelligent; clever; smart

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word; remark; statement

2

certainly; surely; definitely

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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part; component

1

grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

before now; hitherto

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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trial and error

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

2

all; everything

1

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.)

5

numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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measuring; measurement

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result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

5

please look at it

1

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

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when using

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

3

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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price; cost; value; worth; value

3

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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data; datum

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guess; conjecture

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

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