jpdb beta

to be in luck's way; to get lucky

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clearing one's throat; cough

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rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin

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strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

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emotion; affect

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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only once

2

to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone

1

to answer the phone

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

how; in what way

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

1

assault; violent attack

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

2

present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

example; illustration; precedent

2

largest class; top category

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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fundamental; basic

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back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

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to make a lasting impression

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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general; popular; common; typical

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