jpdb beta

to crumble away; to collapse

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

2

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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account

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notice; notification

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

3

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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phone scam involving a pretended relative

1

scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

1

good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

1

elect (select) few

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)

1

lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something

6

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

immediate reply

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

6

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

4

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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auditory hallucination

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a second time; again; once more; twice

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telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

2

a certain ...; some ...

3

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

1

is not; am not; are not

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

foolish act; folly

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dishwashing; doing dishes

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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gymnasium

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water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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