jpdb beta

tasting; sampling

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

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multifunction; multipurpose

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3

dining table

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serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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daddy; father; husband

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

aunt

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queen; female champion

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

2

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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to look around; to survey

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

instant foods

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to glare at; to scowl at

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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oversight; omission; mistake

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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rather than (do ...)

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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emotional scars; mental trauma

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meaningless; pointless

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