jpdb beta

branch manager; manager of a branch office

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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last year

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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the reverse; other side; lining

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pulley; block; tackle

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iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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one mat

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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oil

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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

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somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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sobbing; weeping; whimpering

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

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store; shop; restaurant

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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smoothly; swiftly

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roadside; wayside

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to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

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wall; fence

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subordinate person

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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chilly; unpleasantly cold

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sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

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apology; excuse

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old cloth; rag

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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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orange (fruit, colour)

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clattering; rattling

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does not seem (to be)

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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to clear away; to remove; to demolish

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schoolchild without lunch

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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Pulitzer prize

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winning (a prize)

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