jpdb beta

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

this much; this amount

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wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

1

manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something

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traffic control

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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(another's) child; child; kid

1

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

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

in-house production

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

1

inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)

2

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

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

2

eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

2

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

3

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

client; sender

1

regular customer; valued client

1

guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

too (much); overly; excessively

2

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

angle

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even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

4

part; component

2

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

4

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan; Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

4

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

3

example; precedent; case

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inheritance

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Singapore

3

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

3

bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

merge; merging

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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