jpdb beta

change; fluctuation

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hegemony

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

everyday life; daily life

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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roof leak

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

1

how many; how old

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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anti-; hater

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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(study of) history

2

elite unit; elite troop

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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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supreme leader; ultimate leader

1

favorable; favourable

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

downward glance; contemptuous look

1

to go; to come

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

at once; immediately; right now

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots

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(and) many others; extras (in a film)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

1

wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

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carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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during absence from home

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plan of action

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to talk nonsense; to spout rubbish; to say silly things

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dullard; indecisive person

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

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supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

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potatoes au gratin

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strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

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to wear out

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