jpdb beta

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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steamed dish; steamed food

1

plain; plane

1

black tea

1

freely; frankly; without reserve

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

3

wine

2

grape; grapevine

2

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

3

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

7

in this way; like this

3

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

4

faltering; hesitation

2

to taste; to try (food or drink)

3

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

invitation

1

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

1

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

2

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

door

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

client; requester

1

crucial; key; most important; main (point)

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

1

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

the very thing; itself

1

to die; to pass away

3

to order; to command; to appoint

5

candidate; applicant

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