jpdb beta

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

1

concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

knot

2

to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

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hair (on the head); (a) hair

2

careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

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helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

2

indicates emphasis

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bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

to keep a watchful eye on

2

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

open; public; official; overt

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

emergency staircase; fire escape

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

heat of high summer

1

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

bakery; baker

1

dusky; dim; shady

4

sandwich

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

(cow's) milk

2

pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask

1

a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

1

corner; nook

1

warming up; warm-up

1

to the end; to the last

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outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1