jpdb beta

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

1

seniority; long service

2

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

quiet; still; calm

1

disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

2

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

2

high-handed; oppressive

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation

2

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

board

1

economising; saving

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

building time; construction period

3

human error

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

approval; assent

2

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

6

political

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to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

2

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

3

compromise plan

2

regret; repentance

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

early on; earlier on; from early

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benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

3

behind one's back

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heir; inheritor; successor

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listed company (on a stock exchange)

2

sales; amount sold; proceeds

1

promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects

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body; frame

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

1

company director; board member

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

bed and food; eating and sleeping

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oxygen (O)

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concentration; thickness; density; cardinality

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sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

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