jpdb beta

eating out; dining out

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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living by oneself; living alone

2

wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband

1

in various ways

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

return to one's country

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

2

glancing (look)

2

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

2

laundry; the washing

1

ingredient; foodstuff

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

2

evening meal; dinner

1

repertoire; repertory

1

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

1

to take care of

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

10

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus

3

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

5

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

4

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

4

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

4

sheet; bed sheet

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

shyness

1

downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

female genitalia

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

to extend; to expand; to spread out

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

6

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

5

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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