jpdb beta

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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ambitious; enterprising

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such

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to be born; to come into the world

1

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

4

Leonid

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Kondratenko

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major general; rear admiral; air commodore

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

5

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

seventy; 70

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negative; minus

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

border area; border zone; borderland

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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outside the country; abroad

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I; me

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timing

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he; she; that guy

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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inauspicious dream; bad dream

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desert

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water well

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to be in high spirits

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to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

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few days

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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3rd day of the month; three days

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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appearance; air; condition; state; form

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reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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to make merry; to be festive

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