jpdb beta

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

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to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

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crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes

2

eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism

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false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

2

to give an order

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thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

3

sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte

1

to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

2

reason; cause; history; origin

3

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

4

to taste; to savor; to relish

1

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

8

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

3

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

2

conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

5

action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene

2

final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

1

gardener

2

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

1

flower bed

1

demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity

1

to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

1

final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

6

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

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parting; separation

2

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)

1

scarlet; cardinal red

1

in the end; on top of that

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

3

to make a person's blood run cold

1

a third force

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

1

condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament

5

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

2

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

2

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

1

to get tired of waiting

2

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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