jpdb beta

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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detour; roundabout way

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summer term (e.g. school); summer period

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short course; training

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around

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to be common

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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to make a lasting impression

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

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information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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yes; that is so

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to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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as planned; according to plan

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still; even now; to this day

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blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

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school term; semester

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seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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to get a phone call

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good evening

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mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to feel at ease

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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date; dating

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day of the week

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active; dynamic; behavioural

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weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

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chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

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early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

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cirrocumulus cloud

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate

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somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

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