jpdb beta

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

2

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

4

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

2

hundred; 100

3

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

2

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

5

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

3

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

5

but; however; although

9

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

6

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

3

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

irresponsibility

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

second

1

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

5

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

6

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

3

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

as if; as though

8

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

4

first impression

1

damage; injury

2

burn mark; singe

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

5

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

3

both arms

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

6

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

13

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

5

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

5

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

to show in; to usher in

2

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

1

it may be because

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

latest version; latest edition

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