jpdb beta

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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that is to say; so that means

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings

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land shark; land speculator

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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overpayment; paying too much

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return; restoration

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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business

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to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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painful experience

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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that sort of; like that

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regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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money lending business

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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real estate business

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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I appreciate your efforts

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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means; way; measure

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only; nothing but

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business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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thank you

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heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

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