jpdb beta

debut work; one's first work

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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reading

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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something like ...; something called ...

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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only; nothing but

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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low (level, value, price, etc.)

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malignancy

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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doctor; physician

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

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official announcement; proclamation

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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had better ...; had better not ...

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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pure white

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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reward; prize

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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poor doctor; inept doctor; quack

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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