jpdb beta

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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straying; wandering off course

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

rival; competition

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

well; now; then

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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lion (Panthera leo)

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one's own child; one's own children

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valley

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

primary school; elementary school; grade school

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every day

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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

you; dear; honey

3

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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