jpdb beta

neat and clean; tidy; trim

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blouse

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light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

dress; outfit

1

timid; fainthearted

1

(in) her way; peculiar to her

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

3

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

4

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

impression

1

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

exceedingly; very

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

2

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

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apology

2

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

skill

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white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

16

river; stream; River; the ... river

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to detain; to check; to restrain

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

with a start; with a jump

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation

1

desperately; for one's dear life

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indeed; really; truly; very much

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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there is nothing

3

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

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desperation

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woman

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garments; attire

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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social game; social network game

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this sort of

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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to happen to have on hand or in stock

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