jpdb beta

doggie; pooch; bow-wow

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

1

bell; bel (unit); B

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Jingle Bells

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

information technology; IT

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

3

step by step; by degrees

1

100 percent

1

throbbing (pain); pounding

1

lower lip

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble

1

restoration; repair; mending

2

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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prologue

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

knife

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

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

posture; attitude

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

selection; choice; screening

2

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

4

screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition

1

pop music; popular music

1

techno-; techno; techno-pop

1

jazz

1

rhythm and blues; R&B

1

Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

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