jpdb beta

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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grains of sand

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

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headquarters

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escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

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train; railway train

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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from now on; hereafter

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command; direction

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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searching for the enemy

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

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we

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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travel; trip; journey

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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but; however; provided that

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call; summons; convening; convocation

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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to become; to amount to

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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for military use

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to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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area; region

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suppression; subjugation

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south-southeast; south-south-east

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kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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