jpdb beta

as usual; as is one's habit

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

a long time (since the last time)

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to sit down

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to put up one's hair

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beautiful; gorgeous

1

unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now

1

swallowing; deglutition

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

progress; being under way

1

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

meta

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matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

investigator; examiner

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

truth; real situation

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

worry; agony

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

out of character; unlike one

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

3

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

double exposure

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my husband; one's family; family member

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

(written) report

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description; account

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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source (e.g. quotation); authority

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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all on one's own

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