jpdb beta

useless; deadhead

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

2

ninety; 90

4

to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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nocturnality; nocturnal habits

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belief that where there's a will, there's a way

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three sides; small offering stand

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

2

fleeing abroad

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to carry out a scheme

1

extremely dangerous; full of peril

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while moving; on the move

1

refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)

1

self-support

1

base; basis; bedrock; platform

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

4

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower

4

long sword; longsword

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welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought

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rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

1

slow-footed

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impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

1

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

to feign ignorance; to play dumb

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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hint; clue

2

being bad at conversation; poor conversationalist; poor talker

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

atlatl; woomera; spear thrower

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

4

lizard

1

main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

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lumping together; putting all together

1

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

to act; to take action

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wind noise

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direct hit

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bowing (a string instrument)

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