jpdb beta

maintenance

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high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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intentional; on purpose

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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maintaining the status quo

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decision; determination

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

individual; private person; personal; private

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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relation; relationship

2

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

3

if I (we, etc.) could

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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angel

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smile

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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these guys; these fellows

2

fist

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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you; I; me; oneself

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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guard; convoy; escort

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

thank you; thanks

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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