jpdb beta

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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prior investment; upfront investment

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nothing but; none other than

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serious injury

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target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

1

to come to a settlement

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perfectly fitting phrase

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agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination

1

to throw away

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all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

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to quicken one's pace (steps)

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roadside; wayside

2

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

1

circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

3

water well

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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orphanage; children's home

1

spinal reflex

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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(not) even; (not) any

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exaggerated; overblown; overdone

3

wild boar; wild pig

1

to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it

1

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement

1

to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated

1

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude

1

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

2

wooden flooring

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

3

apt to think; tend to think

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

1

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

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emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

wiping; drying

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cockpit voice recorder; CVR; voice recorder; dictation machine; dictaphone

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press corps; group of reporters

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to be main; to be principal; to be important

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unhesitatingly

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