jpdb beta

anesthetic; anaesthetic

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a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

1

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)

1

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

1

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

(period of) a year; during an era

3

profit ratio

2

ten percent

2

sale price; selling price; sales value

1

discharge; dismissal

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

if it is the case that ...

2

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

this year

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bonus

1

document; official papers

3

manufacture; production

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

ten percent

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

this much; this amount

3

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

default; nonperformance

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

this occasion; at this time; now

1

apology

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

to vomit; to spit out

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

around the clock; day and night

1

ant

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(a place) out of one's reach

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