jpdb beta

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)

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improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

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accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

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honourable poverty; honorable poverty

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chastity; purity

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oath; vow; pledge; covenant

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person of high rank or position

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to screw up one's courage; to take heart

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Retsuka

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path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

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blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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viewing as a problem; problematizing

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opponent; antagonist

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protecting (someone); defending; standing up for

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suspension (from work or school)

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to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

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to incur someone's enmity

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to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

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supplementary lessons

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cooperative relationship; partnership

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celebrities; notables

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all you have to do is; just; that's all

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cheating (on an examination); cribbing

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green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

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strategy; artifice

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to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

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weakening

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom

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yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

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stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

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smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho

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to take up employment

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to resign from one's post

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clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

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dismissal (from a position); discharge

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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rigor mortis

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learning ability

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Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)

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sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser

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