jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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counter seat; seat at the counter

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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title

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sherlock Holmes

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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page

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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bookmark; guidebook

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to get between; to be caught in

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Gloria

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Scott; Scot

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homes

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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short story; novella

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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message

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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hidden treasure; treasured article

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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to stick into; to pierce; to run into

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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brain; brains; mind

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warm welcome

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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hostage

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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reference; allusion

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kidnapping; kidnaping

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to mow; to reap; to harvest

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

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