jpdb beta

lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something

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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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expression; phraseology

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

afternoon; p.m.

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

3

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

1

crowd; throng

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

4

don't you think?; indicates question

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

2

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

1

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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altar

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

sceptre; scepter

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to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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