jpdb beta

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

Mimi

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beer

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity

2

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

subordinate person

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

2

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

vertically structured society

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

2

to; towards; for

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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lover; mistress

2

to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

5

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

2

satisfactory; decent

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

3

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

family; members of a family

1

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

holding on to; sticking to

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