jpdb beta

chatting; idle talk

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propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

that's so, isn't it

2

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

2

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

part-time work

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

conscientious; scrupulous

1

to expel; to drive out

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

squandering; dissipation

1

fifth (interval)

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

2

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

2

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

(vocal) volume

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

4

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

4

lower lip

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)

2

to talk together

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steam; vapour; vapor

1

to make a speech; to address

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place

1

literary woman; talented woman

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

mediocrity; ordinary ability

1

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

philosophy

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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