jpdb beta

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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intervention

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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people

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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to blame; to find fault with

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opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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to look down on; to make light of

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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someone; somebody

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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rule; regulation

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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is not; am not; are not

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bureau director; office chief

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class

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

4

who

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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way; method; means

3

several people; a few people

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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such; like that; that sort of

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

4

someone; a certain person

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

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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doubt

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level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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real name

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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cat's cradle

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

library

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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nickname

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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