jpdb beta

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour

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two copies

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original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

3

desk; copy editor

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

2

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

2

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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good-natured; of good character

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good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

2

name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee

1

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

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post office

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seal

1

right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander

1

mailing; posting

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

2

red; crimson; vermilion

1

(in one's) possession

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

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compromise plan

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doorman

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woman past her prime

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power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout

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electric light

4

neo-Gothic

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(natural) lighting (of an interior space)

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top floor

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direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

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spiral staircase

5

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on

1

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

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electrically operated; electric powered

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to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

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trench coat

5

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

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surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

2

palm heel; heel of the palm

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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