jpdb beta

patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

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show of courage; bluff

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book; register

3

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

1

pitch black

3

being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers

1

every place; various places

2

emigration and immigration

1

overcrowding; crowded; congestion

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to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional

1

ramification; branching off

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

1

(spaghetti alla) carbonara

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to improve one's skill

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

Europe and America; the West

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

to fall in love (with); to love

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

a few years ago; some years back

2

permit; license; licence

1

publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

coward

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

(at the) window

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

1

New Year's Eve; end of the year

1

making a strange face; strange face

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

ringtone

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public and private; official and personal; government and people

1

already; time flies

3

professional debut

1

debut; initial stage appearance

2

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

starting point; point of departure

1

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

3

standing ovation

1

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

1

starting line; starting point

1

making a guest appearance; guest starring

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

3

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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