jpdb beta

diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)

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binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

3

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

3

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

4

prison; jail; gaol

3

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

1

right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

1

warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

2

teleport; teleportation

1

teleportation

1

suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn

1

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement

1

biological

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

2

decisiveness

1

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

2

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

never again

1

good opportunity; chance

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

mishearing

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while; during; performed in this condition

2

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

2

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

ultimate

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

1

sliding door

3

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

4

for convenience; as a matter of convenience

1

(hinged) door

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

as soon as; right after

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources

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