jpdb beta

dusk; twilight

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

electricity; (electric) light

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evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

one month

1

relative; relation; kin

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

mood

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

such ... as; or some such

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

to be worth it; to pay

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bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

dinner; evening meal

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

empty box

1

eating habits

1

plastic

1

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

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

2

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

1

autumn; fall

1

wet through; drenched

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

crutch; crutches

2

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

last month

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

1

bed

1

plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris

2

right foot; right leg

1

walk

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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