jpdb beta

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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curry roux

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

5

chocolate

1

to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container

1

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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kitchen; financial situation

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detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

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topping

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only son

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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humming; crooning

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

3

at times; occasionally

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covered in mud; mud-caked

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just like; the same as; no different than

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

bottom; sole

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

2

ditch; drain; gutter; trench

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

3

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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bicycle; bike

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

3

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)

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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old man; old geezer

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

4

bus hijacking

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

3

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

1

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

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2

garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

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pickled daikon radish

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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