jpdb beta

a little bit; a little while

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

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low tone; bass; low voice

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to talk nonsense

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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to jump up to one's feet

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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to have a meal; to take a meal

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ballet

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orchestra

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greens

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

what color

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after a meal

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coffee

1

to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

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making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

2

single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

low table; table with very short legs

1

filing (documents, etc.)

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

1

report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

1

rust

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

cushion; pillow; mattress

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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to overdo; to do too much

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using one's arms as a pillow

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

major progress; huge advance

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

6

novelist; fiction writer

6

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

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