jpdb beta

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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to graduate from a university

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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government official; clerk

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to make; to manufacture

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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formal; orthodox; in earnest

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person

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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without

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

2

to have an interest (in)

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as far as I know

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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hence; for that reason

4

usually; ordinarily; in the past

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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only; nothing but

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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

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rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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they; them

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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is not; am not; are not

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simply; merely; only; solely

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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