jpdb beta

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

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earnestly

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

2

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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to sit down

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

programme; program; plans; arrangements

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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to get strong; to gain strength

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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humanity; human nature

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

4

fist

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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objection; dissent; protest

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to declare; to plead

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

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to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

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(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

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short pause; short interval

2

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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cover; lid; cap

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

2

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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treatment (of a person); dealing with

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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to encourage; to cheer

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

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so to speak

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wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

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seniority by length of service

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to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

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