jpdb beta

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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forelock; bangs

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group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

2

stir; commotion; noise

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

lips

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economical; bargain; good value; good-value

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

showy; ostentatious

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

one; same (mind, path, etc.)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

means of transportation; transport service

3

airport

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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Hong Kong; Hongkong

1

pilot

1

whispering into a person's ear

1

progress; being under way

1

helicopter

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

female high-school student

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threat; intimidation; menace

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

to stay calm; to keep cool

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

means; way; measure

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

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

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

in the ward or borough

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extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)

1

how many people; a number of people

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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murder case

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news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

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smartphone; smart phone

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shooting incident

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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