jpdb beta

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

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Puritan Revolution

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Glorious Revolution (1688-1689)

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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

5

to translate; to interpret

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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history

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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King Arthur

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Elizabeth

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queen; female champion

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Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

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children's story; fairy tale

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novel; (short) story

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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literature

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demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

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money

4

to save up (money)

2

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

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(study of) history

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archaeology; archeology

1

major subject; special study

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)

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Sweden

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Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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to have an interest (in)

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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spacious; vast; wide

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English conversation; school for English conversation

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teaching materials

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leisure time; idle moment

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE

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hostel for bachelors

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address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

5

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

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man-to-man; one-to-one

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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to spare time (for)

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national

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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