jpdb beta

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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mainly; primarily

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(marriage) proposal

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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being adopted into the family of one's bride

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to cultivate; to foster

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise

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presentation

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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devoted husband

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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derailment; digression; deviation

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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oratory; eloquence

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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tales of one's travels

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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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wish; desire; ambition

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to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

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stress interview

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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expenses; disbursements

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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immediately; at once; instantly

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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stealthily; secretly

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one eyebrow

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entrance examination

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manufacturing cost; production cost

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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is that so?

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting

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not worth considering; out of the question

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