jpdb beta

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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belief; faith; conviction

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

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in haste; for now

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dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

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last night

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

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kindly face

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

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shorter way; shortcut

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origin; beginning; start

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between life and death

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stale; hackneyed; clichéd

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

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structure; building

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undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range

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crack; crevice; fissure

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south face; south side; facing south; ascending the throne; ruling (as emperor)

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n-storied building

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plan; design; layout

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to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

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recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

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borrower; debtor; tenant

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vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room

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furniture

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to shine (of the Sun)

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bed with frame made of pipes

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air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

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directly; in person; firsthand

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(battery) charger; AC adapter

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plywood

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arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves

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plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

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lamp; light

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