jpdb beta

senior executive staff; upper management

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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please

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chief; main; principal; major

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

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preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly

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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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like this; this sort; this way

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visit (from someone); call

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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two copies

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deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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bay area; waterfront

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning

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proxy; representative

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

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virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless

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tall (of a person)

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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acquisition; possession

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winner; victor

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(written) invitation; letter of invitation

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gust (of wind); blast

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feelings of guilt

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)

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meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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to pick on; to tease

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seniority; predecessor

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excursion; field trip; school trip

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conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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to meet face-to-face

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to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

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to have an accident; to meet with an accident

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

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