jpdb beta

big corporation; major firm; leading company

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(temporary) layoff

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to straighten oneself

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to be deaf; to not be able to hear

4

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

performing musician

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to become famous; to gain fame

1

cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

1

(sense of) taste; palate

1

frog

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web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade

1

driving license suspension

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

2

something like ...; something called ...

1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

1

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

1

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

National Museum of Modern Art

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son

1

only son

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(apportioning) in small amounts

1

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

1

mass communication; mass media

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

street parking; on-street parking

1

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

1

as always; as usual

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker

2

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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feeble

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having gone too far to turn back

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coffee shop

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ice milk; ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; iced milk

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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to make eye contact

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