jpdb beta

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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subordinate person

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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work; job; labor; work

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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jest; joke; funny story

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front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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talent; ability

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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student (esp. a university student)

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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additional gain

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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

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fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

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utmost limits; extremity; limit

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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now; come (now); well

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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to talk nonsense

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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