jpdb beta

to open a business

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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

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lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

Asia

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modern history

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lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable

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north wind

2

well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur

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standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

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to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

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to buy

2

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

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good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness

2

kettle

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eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

4

plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference

1

stool

12

semicircle

2

garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

funnel

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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origin of a fire

2

unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread

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short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull

1

cuckoo

1

cycle; period

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humor; humour; wit

2

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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privacy

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strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); excavation; digging

1

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

2

demand; need; demand

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief

1

duty of confidentiality

1

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

2

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

1

to throb; to beat fast

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

1

veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

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