jpdb beta

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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magical; voodoo; magic

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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guess; speculation; supposition

3

every person; each one; everybody

3

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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timid; faint of heart

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for one thing ...

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to cover one's face

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roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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end of the earth

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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dawn breaks; day dawns

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the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

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corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)

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march; marching

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cold wintry wind

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

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alignment; arrangement; counter for sets

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Simon

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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objective; aim; mark

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well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

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several months

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fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

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lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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pupil; student; follower

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

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to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

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to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

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to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)

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Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)

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channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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