jpdb beta

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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mistake; blunder; slipup

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something like ...; something called ...

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main body (of an army); main force; these troops

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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skill

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seeing; looking at

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

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to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

1

sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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discovery; detection; finding

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all-out attack; general offensive

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

looking on from afar; being a spectator

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

departure; takeoff

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pilotage; pilot

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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having just started...

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

nine o'clock

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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trap

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the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

was; were

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

2

farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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but; however; provided that

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

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

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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importance; gravity

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fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking

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