jpdb beta

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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position

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empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

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standing firmly against

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pure; purity

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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abstract

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to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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autosuggestion; self-suggestion

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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refusal; rejection

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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while; during; performed in this condition

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childish; child-like; innocent; naive

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to draw a line

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division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

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incident; affair; happening; event

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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determination; resolution

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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at that time; in those days

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motive power; driving force

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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because of; owing to; due to

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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matter of time; question of time

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)

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girls' school

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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(not) very; (not) much

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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