jpdb beta

to scan; to look over

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easy; simple; plain

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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

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to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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more than usual

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long distance; long haul

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stamina; tenacity

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offensive ability

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powering up

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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alternately; by turns

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rest period; intermission; break time; recess

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acceleration; speeding up

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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forced; compulsory

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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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while; even though; despite

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to keep running

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evening; evening hour

3

half day

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to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

2

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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blanket

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

to fall asleep

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indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

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hence; for that reason

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flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

2

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

3

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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short way; shortcut

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street

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more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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there is nothing

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by today; before the day is over

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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