jpdb beta

workroom

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president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy

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unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

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for one thing ...

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feel sick; feel unwell

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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private room

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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desk work

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full cooperation

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armed struggle

1

wild

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performance of one's official duties

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

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to examine papers

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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to smirk; to grin broadly

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

3

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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sleepiness; drowsiness

3

to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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visitor; caller

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morning and evening

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to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to soar; to fly; to run; to dash

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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one-way (trip); one-way ticket

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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