jpdb beta

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

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continuation; succession; series

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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government office; agency; board

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hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover

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huge; big; gargantuan

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool

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to go; to come

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so; like that

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

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Germany

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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my; our; one's own

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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meal; dinner; diet

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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chef

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gardener

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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capture; seizure

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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