jpdb beta

light brown; golden brown; tan

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sherry

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Cromwell

2

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

2

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

1

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

2

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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one week

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food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

2

to subsist; to keep on living

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined

1

bedtime

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

golem

7

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

2

hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

art; fine arts

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industrial arts; craft

1

deciphering; decoding

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

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curio; antique

1

solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

3

technique

2

hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy

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perspective

2

to machine; to cut; to scrape

2

genre; category; kind

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil

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art; the arts

2

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

conclusion; completion

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

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