jpdb beta

deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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first meeting; first contest between

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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first impression

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belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

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meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

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godsend; gift from providence

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priority level; degree of relative priority

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to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

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nominal; in name (only)

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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(process of) elimination

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor

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hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all

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salad

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waitress

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

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additional order; adding to an existing order

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with a grinding noise

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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chewy texture

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cook; chef

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empty stomach; hunger

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see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?

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consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

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right now; just now

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to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

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among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

2

to impose a punishment (on); to punish

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fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

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

2

morning; forenoon; just before noon

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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