jpdb beta

password; watchword; motto; slogan

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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roughly

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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to return; to come back

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

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contrastive

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living; lifestyle; living room

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sofa; couch

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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what sort; what kind

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business; errand; nature of one's business

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attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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wine

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miser; cheapskate; skinflint

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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alcohol; sake

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letter; missive; note; mail

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smooth sailing

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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to ponder; to brood

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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person killed in action; the war dead

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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by (means of); with

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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thumbs up

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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irresolute; hesitant

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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