jpdb beta

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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tune-up

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soldier

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name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft

2

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

1

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

11

friend; companion

8

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

5

conversation; talk; chat

3

what kind of; what sort of; what

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to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

3

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

another person; others

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to understand each other

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

2

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

week

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

3

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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second (in a series)

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe

1

assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

5

hence; for that reason

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mental care

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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babysitter

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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women's magazine

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing

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interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

2

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

2

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

4

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

chance; opportunity

3

to have the memory of having done something oneself

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yes-man

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