jpdb beta

table manners

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guest

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

4

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

2

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

eating out; dining out

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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necklace

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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both (people); the two of them

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foie gras

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

4

one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

1

waiter

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

style; form; pattern

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

3

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

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soon; shortly; before long

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hairdo covering the ears

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headband; hair band; hairband

2

interior design; interior; upholstery

5

air of luxury; high class feel

1

husband and wife; married couple

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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fish-based cooking; fish dish

1

one by one; one after another; successively

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against; contrary to

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

terrine

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fillet; tenderloin

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steak

2

climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

4

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

7

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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