jpdb beta

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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now that; since; so long as; because

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slate; stone slab

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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one third; a third part

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evening; dusk; twilight

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

3

sunlight; rays of the Sun

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a bundle; a hundred

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polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

2

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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expeditionary force

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

5

ice core

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

5

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

2

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

every year; yearly; annually

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

4

jumble (of two or several things); mix

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

6

with a clang or a clink; tinkle

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

3

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

4

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

to give a reason

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

to laugh away; to laugh off

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

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incident; affair; happening; event

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rather; better; instead; if anything

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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schedule; program; programme; agenda

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a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

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signature

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