jpdb beta

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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nowadays; recently

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pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

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global warming

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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global environment conservation; global environment preservation

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on Earth

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environmental problem; environmental issue

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massive earthquake; megaquake

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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olden days; former

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to be damaged; to receive damage

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breakwater; mole

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countermeasure; counter-measure

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nonetheless; nevertheless

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being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from

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thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)

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cold sweat

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standing; reserve; always having ready

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area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster

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disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission

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culture shock

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faraway; far-off

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

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decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity

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to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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to rule; to govern; to administer

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existing (type, form)

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chemistry

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burning; combustion

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to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

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breakthrough

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payload (of a cell, packet, etc.)

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traffic; coming and going; highway

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mass driver; electromagnetic catapult

3

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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development project (program, programme, plan)

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International Space Station

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fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

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initial cost

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running cost

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abatement; reduction

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repayment; redemption; depreciation; amortization; amortisation

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future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

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full of troubles, difficulties

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beginning of the world; creation

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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solar system

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