jpdb beta

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin

1

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

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

and; thereupon; because of that

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rather; sooner; preferably

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

business conditions; business category; line of business

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

reinforcement; strengthening

1

coastal waters; adjacent seas

3

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

I see; that's right; indeed

2

we

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

4

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

4

clock; watch; timepiece

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

from now on; hereafter

4

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

4

active; positive; progressive

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

5

ago; since; before; previous

1

(company's) main financing bank; principal bank

4

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

5

I; me

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