jpdb beta

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

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to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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due form; official; formality

1

pilot

2

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

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repair; improvement

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multi-

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acquisition; possession

6

whole company; all the companies

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

example; precedent; case

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

marketing

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

quality (of a product or a service)

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

human pillar; human sacrifice

1

incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

fatal; lethal

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to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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hope; wish; aspiration

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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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

2

first thing in the afternoon

1

feeble joke; bad pun

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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evening; night; dinner

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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like that; so

3

inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential

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meaning; called; said

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limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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long-distance race

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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smoking

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

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to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)

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with eyes half-closed

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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