jpdb beta

illustrated (with photographs)

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favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star

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topics

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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personal history; career

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blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

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ivory tower

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to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth

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troubles brought on by what one has written

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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minor local college; small-time university

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National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination

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worst

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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rubbish heap; garbage dump

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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in the end; on top of that

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to make a fool of someone

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to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

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dispute; resistance

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

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naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

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(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

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such

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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to look sour (disgusted)

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brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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to have; to possess

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to jest; to clown (around)

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)

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lung cancer

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bronchial tube

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pyothorax

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concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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cause; origin; source

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prime of one's working life

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middle management

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by turns

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