jpdb beta

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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exceedingly; very

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practical skill

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(taking) notes; copying

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behind one's back

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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qualified or eligible person

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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to be thrilled; to be excited

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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efficient

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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to the end; to the last

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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

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to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

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(Western) playing cards

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joker

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puppet; marionette

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

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chance meeting

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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to mumble; to mutter

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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restart; reboot

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