jpdb beta

business conversation

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

3

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

3

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

3

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

misery; distress

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

8

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

2

I; we; our part

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

2

to half-rise to one's feet

3

contest; comparison; competition

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

2

conscientious; scrupulous

1

with a broad grin; smirking

1

feast for one's eyes

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

to grow angry; to display one's anger

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

siblings; brothers and sisters

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation

1

of all people

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1