jpdb beta

to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

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external; foreign

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head office; general office

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dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

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dirty; vulgar; nasty

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation

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means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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so much

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fate; destiny; lot

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fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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individual; private person; personal; private

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to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

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to wash away

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(political) power; authority; influence

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one end; an end; part; fragment

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to let out a cry; to shout

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street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper

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fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

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new government; new administration

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establishment; founding; setting (a record)

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international community; international society; the world

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remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

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every place; various places

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wars; disturbances

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job application form; employee satisfaction

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

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office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence

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wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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note (letter) left behind; will

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letter; missive; note; mail

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right; privilege

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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pressure group; lobby

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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wearily

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ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

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