jpdb beta

that; the matter in question

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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favour; favor

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

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opposite side; opposition

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

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dealing with; coping with

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hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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to encamp; to take up positions

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to come and go; to go back and forth

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to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

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to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick

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truck; lorry

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

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of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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at the window; by the window; next to the window

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safety; security

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full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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wicked; evil; wrong; bad

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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exit and entrance

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after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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one's own effort

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to begin to walk; to set out

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to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

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upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

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