jpdb beta

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

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rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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national; founded and run by the central government

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faculty (of a university); school; college; department

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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modesty; humility; being humble

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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library

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

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taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

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after graduation

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to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)

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a certain ...

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Rookie of the Year award

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end; edge; tip

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income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

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leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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living by oneself; living alone

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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one's high school days

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

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novelist; fiction writer

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to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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notification; pre-1886 administrative order

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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stir; commotion; noise

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thousands

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vast; limitless; boundless

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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precisely because

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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editing; compilation

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text format

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change; conversion; transformation; transformation

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preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

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smartphone; smart phone

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to start singing

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to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

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arch; home run

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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smiling face

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