jpdb beta

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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permanent marker

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

2

book value

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police drama (television); detective drama

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six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

1

blood sugar level; blood glucose level

1

sweets; sweet food

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compulsory; obligatory; mandatory

1

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

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container truck

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bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

1

exhaust gas; exhaust fumes

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to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

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paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)

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how far; to what extent; up to what point

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windshield wiper; windscreen wiper

2

cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

1

cold storage; refrigeration

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to carry or bring in(to)

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with a momentary flash of light

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impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction

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to rev (up) an engine; to race an engine

2

powder

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metronome

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point

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(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral

2

skill

1

through glass

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

toll road

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fee; charge; fare

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

to invite; to call out

1

column of cars; motorcade; convoy

3

erratic driving; driving in a zigzag

1

speedometer

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

1

legal; designated by law

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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handball (soccer foul); handling (in rugby, handball, etc.); handling (of a vehicle); handling (a situation, matter, etc.); managing (e.g. a team)

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

2

(car) being run off the road

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