jpdb beta

to do (a person) good; to bring profit

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male friend; man friend

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block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

3

new version

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(tactile) feel; sense of touch

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fair copy; clean copy

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low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)

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slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

2

gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

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to get a late start

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elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

2

meaning; significance

2

loss; defeat; counter for losses

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not counted (in the score); not tallied

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complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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enemy side

3

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

enlightenment; illumination

1

hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

2

being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)

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head of a family; patriarch; matriarch

3

check mark; tick mark

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bamboo broom

2

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

2

Lolo; Rollo

3

mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady

2

Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace

2

having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage

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return to one's country; return to one's hometown

3

general manager; director-general

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magic tool (in fiction); magical item

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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cart; wagon

4

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

3

risky; dangerous; insecure

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to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

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arrival of goods; goods received

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to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

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clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank

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to ring a bell

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

3

wooden plate

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garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

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