jpdb beta

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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earnest; single-minded

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to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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mother; wife

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

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as far as I know

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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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to continue (walking)

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(marriage) proposal

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early; quickly; promptly

1

quarrel between sisters

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office hours; business hours; working hours

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

un-; non-

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extremely high speed; super speed

1

act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

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(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

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to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

1

negative; minus

1

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

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last look; farewell look

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unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

1

interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

1

business card

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

3

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

1

record; record-setting; record-breaking

1

heat wave; fierce heat

2

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

1

pasha (honorary title); click (of a camera shutter)

1

attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

1

transmission; sending

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immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

rout; collapse

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

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feeling of calmness and relaxation

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to interweave

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foolish face; stupid look on one's face

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