jpdb beta

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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to make light of; to ignore; to slight

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

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responsibility; duty; obligation

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

rematch

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restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

nameplate; doorplate

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to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else

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clause; article; stipulations

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grey; gray

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stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

3

foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

3

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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impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

4

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

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(just) a little more

3

nothing but; except; no more than

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

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fraud; swindle

3

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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complete prohibition

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another person; others

3

influence; clout; leverage

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use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

3

employment; hire

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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unbelievable (extent)

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with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks

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utmost limits; extremity; limit

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you could say that; that might be so

1

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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to cause a person trouble

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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battle; game; bout

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

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well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

4

to (do) like this

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger

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