jpdb beta

to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)

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final; eventual; ultimate

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tax increase

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well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person

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pointing out; identification

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reduction; cut

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conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

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estimate (of costs); budget

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cut; reduction; curtailment

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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to authorize

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signature; autograph

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in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

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to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

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national treasury

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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productivity

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consumption; expenditure; spending

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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large meal; large meals

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weed

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manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

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inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor

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each; every

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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go (board game)

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

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swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

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cost; expense

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to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

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ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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in great numbers

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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rule; regulation

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

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series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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to visit frequently; to haunt

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