jpdb beta

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

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unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

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confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all

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prediction; estimation

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banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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refund; repayment; reimbursement

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one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

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somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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easy money

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to act; to take action

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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to do as one likes

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love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

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adventure story; novel of adventure

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heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

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mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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handbag; shopping bag

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sternum; breastplate; plastron

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

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plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

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Basket-hilted sword

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to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

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(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)

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trying on clothes

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better; superior

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to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate

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one set; one suit

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turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

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one revolution; one rotation

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anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

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lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering

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light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

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to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

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