jpdb beta

library; book collection; paperback book

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

3

office

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curious; strange; unusual

1

frankly speaking

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

4

equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

3

(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

3

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

2

partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)

2

guide; host

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

4

job hunting; job searching

2

jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore

1

to dash off; to write freely

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to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

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half-closed eyes

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useful thing; usable article; present; gift

4

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

4

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

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free from obstacles

1

editor-in-chief

1

subordinate person

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pressing; urging; demanding; demand

2

interior; inside; internal

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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scouting; reconnaissance

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

4

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

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interview

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still more; especially

1

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

2

mailing; posting

2

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

5

severely (criticize, run down, etc.); terribly; harshly; unable to differentiate the good from the bad; (valuable and worthless things) treated the same

4

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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(right at the) side; just beside

3

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

2

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

2

to fit; to suit

4

pirate

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

3

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

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