jpdb beta

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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human error

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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figure of speech

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special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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that sort of; like that

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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loyalty; faithfulness

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

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commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

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to take up employment

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rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

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like that; that way

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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black spot; dark spot; sunspot

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to take by surprise

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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headquarters; head office; main office

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office

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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poster

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resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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letter of resignation

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to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark

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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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