jpdb beta

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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when it comes to; concerning

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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

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regular customer

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detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm

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being open but having virtually no business

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to grumble; to complain

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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private detective

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being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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(the condition of) one's health

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everyday life; daily life

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outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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manufacture; production

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buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

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low price

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by all means; at all costs

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to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

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beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

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to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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luckily; happily

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to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

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to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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wavy form; ripply shape; waveform

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lake

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pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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pure white

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

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then; if so; if

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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to become hoarse; to become husky

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full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

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just how; how (dare you)

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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