jpdb beta

observation; survey; watching

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if; in case; supposing

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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

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

1

dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

3

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

we; us; I; me

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

marriage

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

3

to lose one's life

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

4

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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inheritance; something given or received

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now that; since; so long as; because

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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