jpdb beta

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

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brickwork

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to stand side by side; to stand in a row

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entrance hall

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bay window

2

busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

ping-pong; table tennis

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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quiz

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

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Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket

1

to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

2

to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy

1

slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot

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to come into view

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to flutter down

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

1

extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

to become better; to improve

1

large fire

1

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

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to be in the process of being ...

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

4

birthday cake

1

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

1

high in the sky

1

to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

1

snow storm; blizzard

2

to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)

1

metallic

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white; correction fluid; white-out

5

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

1

brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

1

loading (a firearm)

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Brounker

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