jpdb beta

influence; clout; leverage

2

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

1

hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

the very thing; itself

1

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

those present; attendance

4

to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

3

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

2

vested rights

1

convenient

1

heavenly palace; sky

19

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

3

lecture

1

deep impression

1

as many (people) as possible

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

2

flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

2

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

public funds; public money

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

apology

1

this occasion; at this time; now

2

and; as well as

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

1

direct control

1

unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)

4

start-up company; venture business

1

cost reduction

1

to make a sale of government property

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

seminar

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

sales promotion; hard selling

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

16

we

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