jpdb beta

black cat

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dress

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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main street

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large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

1

old woman

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if necessary

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

two (long cylindrical things)

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

5

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

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apologetic

2

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

3

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

1

sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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at parting; on parting

2

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

3

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

3

street corner

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

4

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

even though things may appear this way

1

listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to hate; to dislike

6

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

2

low voice; whisper

5

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

3

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

1

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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