jpdb beta

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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staff meeting

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perfect; complete

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

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what

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

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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of no interest; not interested

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attempted suicide

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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cause; origin; source

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he; him; boyfriend

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groping; molestation

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

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form; shape; figure; visage

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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to do (for someone)

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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irresponsibility

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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how; in what way; how about

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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relief; peace of mind

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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private property; personal belongings; personal effects

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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