jpdb beta

decision; determination

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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sealed letter

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to hand over; to surrender

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competent; suitable; qualified

2

large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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paper

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith

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chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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title deed; certificate of title

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retirement

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heir; inheritor; successor

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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red brick

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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proposal; offer; request; application

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

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to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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big; large; great

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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persuasion

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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friend

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

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aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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at times; occasionally

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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