jpdb beta

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

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future; distant future

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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main street

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residential district

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to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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shopping; purchased goods

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shop; small store; business; firm

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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to stop walking; to pause

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brick

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to be erected; to be built

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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metallic sound; metallic clank

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

5

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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kitchen; financial situation

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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living; lifestyle; living room

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bedroom

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bathroom

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

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to build; to construct

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living by oneself; living alone

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dwelling; house; residence; address

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furniture

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cupboard; sideboard

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empty; vacant; hollow

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sofa; couch

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dust

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protection; repellent

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moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

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to slide into; to slip into

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to hold the key (to)

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whenever you want; any time you like

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to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

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duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

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congratulations

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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