jpdb beta

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

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bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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matter; item; facts

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right about-face

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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company president; manager; director

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to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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a bit more; a bit longer

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adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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this week

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Easter egg; Easter egg

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skylight; head

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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(just) one's imagination

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

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hound; hunting dog; gun dog

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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career woman

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mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly

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

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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one's own house; own; personal; autologous

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to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

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faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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perfect; complete; flawless

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to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

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counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

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friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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jealousy; envy

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transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

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technique; finesse

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obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

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use; utility; effect; benefit

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silence

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odorless; odourless; unscented

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

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