jpdb beta

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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panic

2

one large ...; a great ...

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

2

impudent; shameless; brazen

1

to be helpful; to be useful

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

to attract attention

2

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

oath; vow

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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close to the ear

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

this morning

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

assortment; product lineup

1

bookshop; bookstore

5

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

distance; range

5

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

subordinate person

3

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

4

sabotage

2

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

3

to fire from a job

1

at least; at most; (even) just

5

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

suitable post or role

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

to clap

2

gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

if; in case; supposing

3

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

subversive activities

1

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

to change one's clothes

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(wearing) low over one's eyes

1