jpdb beta

secretarial section

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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rejection; negation; voting down

5

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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true state; actual condition; reality

2

rather; better

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

(social) position; status

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

2

saviour; savior; messiah

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

last resort

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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company director; board member

2

shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

to win and advance to the next round

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

to request earnestly

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appointed time; timetable; schedule

2

commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

2

quorum

2

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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to build; to construct

2

purchase; buy

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

3

bubble; bubble economy

2

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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sudden price jump; steep price rise

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cost

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

very good luck; excellent fortune

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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