jpdb beta

veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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old woman

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as (someone) says

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

1

numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

scale; wing scale

5

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

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greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

then; if so; if

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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end of the month

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government official

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slow; late; too late

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

intermediate level

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type

2

bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

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miscellaneous notes

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extensive; wide; broad

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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talisman; amulet; charm

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relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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seed; pit

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counter for books; volume

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