jpdb beta

harassment; pestering

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

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official business; public business

2

personal feelings; self-interest

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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predicament; one's ground; one's position

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

2

election campaign strategy; election tactics

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

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

1

my; our; one's own

1

younger sister

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

proud; having a prominent nose

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to fire from a job

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

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

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

to do as one likes

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

so; like this; in this way

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

be; is

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

coffee

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

2

money

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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