jpdb beta

having poor eyesight

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impudent; cheeky

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a short while ago; already

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joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

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meaningful; suggestive

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nice; likeable; desirable

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

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to hate; to detest

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seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

2

upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

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to classify; to sort out; to sift through

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team

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compared with

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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the last moment; the very end

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offensive (movement); aggression

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

gammon

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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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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to get a big surprise; to be astonished

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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game over

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gambling; competition; game (of chance)

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

6

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

3

report; reply; findings

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

effective; successful

2

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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for example

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to ring; to clang

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reverberation; echo

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electromagnetic interference; radio interference

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long hand; minute hand

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to begin to turn

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radio clock

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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machinery; gadgetry; equipment

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to give directions; to issue instructions

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relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

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second half

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