jpdb beta

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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initial stage

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useless resistance; vain struggle

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

if it is (the case that ...)

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minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

2

(very) beginning; start

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origin; beginning; start

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to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

combination; pair; duo

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

one month

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

evil design; crafty plan; plot

2

process; course; mechanism

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

1

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

5

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

1

self-justification; excuse

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clear explanation

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

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to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly

1

each other; one another

2

clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)

1

coherence; consistency

1

Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

1

circumstantial evidence

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overhasty; rash; premature

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to ambush

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

2

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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meeting place

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