jpdb beta

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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sociable

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obstacle

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widow

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circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

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property; fortune; means; assets

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

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monetary; financial; pecuniary

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narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

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ill-natured; inconstancy

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latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

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transceiver (send and receive)

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personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

only recently; just of late

2

anonymity; using an assumed name

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business card

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person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)

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policy secretary

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

2

employee; employer; person hiring others

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network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

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retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power

3

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

5

chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general

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recovery; rescue; recapture

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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ruling party; government party; party in power; government

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to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

law

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baseball

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American football

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rule

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order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

2

scandal

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shelving; pigeonholing

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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commencing with; including

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misgovernment

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one by one; one after another; successively

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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offensive (movement); aggression

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great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval

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revised budget; supplementary budget

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new order; new system

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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