jpdb beta

elapsed time

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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this

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large number of people

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to fight each other

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chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

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noise; din

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(telephone) receiver

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

older sister; lass; young lady

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elder sister; effeminate man

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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strange voice

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to be jumbled together

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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husky; huskie

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to stay calm; to keep cool

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

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afterwards

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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relative; relation; kin

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tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

good grief

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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