jpdb beta

huge; gigantic; enormous

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commercial practice

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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shop; store

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tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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every year; yearly; annually

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big; large; great

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well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

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saliva; spit; sputum

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen

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that is to say; so that means

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to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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backup

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with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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to work hard; to work diligently

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fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

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to pray; to wish

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in person; personally; directly

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to be sacked; to be dismissed

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position; location; base; point; site

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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public safety; public welfare

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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a bit more; a bit longer

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mainly; primarily

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for industrial use

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precision instrument or machine

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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half a year; six months

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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full payment; liquidation

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

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saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

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coffee

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plate; dish

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cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

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sponsor

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

2

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

4

large sum (money)

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

4

central government office; head office; this office

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security police

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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