jpdb beta

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

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breast; udder

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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altar

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to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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chain of command

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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strategist; tactician; schemer

2

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

4

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

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(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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to affect; to impact; to influence

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taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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unreasonable demand

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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end-of-year; year-end

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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short trip; brief journey; excursion

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to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

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brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly

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to cause someone to worry

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

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to explain the situation

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neglecting; leaving alone

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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normative; prescriptive

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noise

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solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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early on; earlier on; from early

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passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

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early in the morning

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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heinous criminal; vicious criminal

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business trip; official trip

1

(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

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surveillance camera; security camera

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hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

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teacher; instructor

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tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

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good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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