jpdb beta

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

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self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward

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two periods; two terms

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several months

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

1

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

2

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

1

wrecked ship

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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cabinet (of a government); ministry

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

scoop

1

to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

3

rebellious spirit

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different opinion; objection

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

1

resolution; vote; decision

1

to speak; to object

1

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

1

to behave modestly

1

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

negative image

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

3

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

3

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

3

tacit; unspoken; implicit

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

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for a second time

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custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

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