jpdb beta

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

2

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

adding up; totalling; totaling

1

one third; a third part

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

personification; impersonation; embodiment

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clothes

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

32

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

6

clothing

1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

2

to become better; to improve

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

2

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

black tea

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

2

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

5

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

human kindness; human weakness

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

4

favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

1

economy (saving money)

3

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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