jpdb beta

to save face

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withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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declaration; statement

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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next day; following day

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confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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never again

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main question; real issue at hand

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from here; from this place

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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salary; wages; pay

2

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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to deduct; to take away

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

3

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

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how many times; how often

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Zuru

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actress; female actor

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work; business; company; study

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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production

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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the four seasons

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narrow escape from death

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freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

4

notice; notification; report; posting

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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right of veto

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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had better do so

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

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