jpdb beta

poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

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roof leak

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drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole

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emergency food; emergency rations

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salty taste; saltiness

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to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

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food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

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oil-based

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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haystack; hay bale

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to become dim; to become blurred

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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turning sideways; landscape orientation

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(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

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to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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to send a person on an errand

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ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago

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registry; entry; book-keeping; signature

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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unforgettable; memorable

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huge woman; giantess

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to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

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pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt

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summertime; summer season

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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

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two months

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patience is the only way

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to bubble; to foam; to froth

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pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop

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custom; habit; customary practice

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how old; what age

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having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

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well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched

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blouse

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colored thread; coloured thread

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longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

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leather shoes; leather boots

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headband; hair band; hairband

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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bow; bowknot

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to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride

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speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost

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to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

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faded from washing

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another thing; exception; special case

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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