jpdb beta

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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have a good day; take care; see you

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bold; daring; audacious

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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universal

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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fixed date; settlement date

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tomorrow; near future

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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long time; many years

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mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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don't you think?; indicates question

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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however

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to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

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earnings

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to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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be; is

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pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

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to win; to gain victory

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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